das Handy
B1mobile phone
- English meaning
- mobile phone
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Handys
- CEFR level
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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Handy | die Handys |
| Accusative | das Handy | die Handys |
| Dative | dem Handy | den Handys |
| Genitive | des Handys | der 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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