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das Handy

B1

mobile phone

English meaning
mobile phone
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Handys
Vocabulary package
Phones & Devices

Handy in a sentence

Ich habe kein Festnetztelefon, aber ein Handy.

I don't have a landline, but I do have a mobile phone.

Declension of das Handy

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Handydie Handys
Accusativedas Handydie Handys
Dativedem Handyden Handys
Genitivedes Handysder Handys

Where Handy comes from

Bei der seit der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts (etwa seit 1986) gebräuchlichen Bezeichnung handelt es sich nicht um eine direkte Übernahme aus dem Englischen, deren Entstehen nicht mit Sicherheit geklärt ist.

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Questions about Handy

Is it der, die or das Handy?

It is das Handy — Handy is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Handys.

What is the plural of Handy?

The plural of das Handy is die Handys.

What is the genitive of Handy?

The genitive singular is des Handys. The dative plural is den Handys.

What does Handy mean in English?

das Handy means "mobile phone". For example: "Ich habe kein Festnetztelefon, aber ein Handy." — "I don't have a landline, but I do have a mobile phone."

What level is Handy in German?

Handy is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the phones & devices vocabulary.

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