Noun
der Fotograf
Pronunciation: [fotoˈɡʀaːf]
photographer
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plural Fotografen
Meanings
Noun
- photographer
Example sentence
Wer ist der Fotograf?
Who is the photographer?
Word forms
singular
der Fotograf
plural
die Fotografen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Fotograf
Accusativeden Fotografen
Dativedem Fotografen
Genitivedes Fotografen
Plural
Nominativedie Fotografen
Accusativedie Fotografen
Dativeden Fotografen
Genitiveder Fotografen
Fotograf is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- mit einem Fotografen arbeiten — Fotograf is weak: dative einem Fotografen.
- Fotograf / Fotografin — Male and female photographer; Photograph is also a standard spelling.
Die Fotografin suchte einen ruhigeren Hintergrund für das Porträt.
The photographer looked for a less distracting background for the portrait.