Noun
der Empfang
Pronunciation: /ɛmˈpfaŋ/
receipt, acceptance, welcome (act of receiving someone or something)
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plural Empfänge
Meanings
Noun
- receipt, acceptance, welcome (act of receiving someone or something)
- reception (social event)
- reception, front desk (area where people are received)
- reception, signal (ability to receive radio signals)
Example sentence
Wie war der Empfang?
How was the reception?
Word forms
singular
der Empfang
plural
die Empfänge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Empfang
Accusativeden Empfang
Dativedem Empfang
Genitivedes Empfangs
Plural
Nominativedie Empfänge
Accusativedie Empfänge
Dativeden Empfängen
Genitiveder Empfänge
Usage
- jemandem einen Empfang bereiten — Give someone a welcome or reception.
- den Empfang bestätigen — Acknowledge receipt, for example of a document.
Die Gäste wurden mit einem herzlichen Empfang überrascht.
The guests were surprised by a warm welcome.