die Gegensprechanlage

B2

an intercom

English meaning
an intercom
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Gegensprechanlagen
Vocabulary package
Household Appliances

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Gegensprechanlage in a sentence

Die Gegensprechanlage an der Tür ist kaputt.

The intercom at the door is broken.

Declension of die Gegensprechanlage

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Gegensprechanlagedie Gegensprechanlagen
Accusativedie Gegensprechanlagedie Gegensprechanlagen
Dativeder Gegensprechanlageden Gegensprechanlagen
Genitiveder Gegensprechanlageder Gegensprechanlagen

Word family

die Gegensprechanlage is built from die Anlage (facility, investment), gegen (against, towards) and die Lage (situation). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Gegensprechanlage comes from

Determinativkompositum aus der Wortgruppe „gegen sprechen“ und Anlage; alternativ: aus dem Stamm des Verbs gegensprechen und dem Substantiv Anlage

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Questions about Gegensprechanlage

Is it der, die or das Gegensprechanlage?

It is die Gegensprechanlage — Gegensprechanlage is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Gegensprechanlagen.

What is the plural of Gegensprechanlage?

The plural of die Gegensprechanlage is die Gegensprechanlagen.

What is the genitive of Gegensprechanlage?

The genitive singular is der Gegensprechanlage. The dative plural is den Gegensprechanlagen.

What does Gegensprechanlage mean in English?

die Gegensprechanlage means "an intercom". For example: "Die Gegensprechanlage an der Tür ist kaputt." — "The intercom at the door is broken."

What level is Gegensprechanlage in German?

Gegensprechanlage is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the household appliances vocabulary.

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