Noun
das Telefon
Pronunciation: /ˌtɛləˈfoːn/
telephone
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plural Telefone
Meanings
Noun
- telephone
Example sentence
Entschuldigung, kann ich bitte Ihr Telefon benützen?
Sorry, may I please use your telephone?
Word forms
singular
das Telefon
plural
die Telefone
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Telefon
Accusativedas Telefon
Dativedem Telefon
Genitivedes Telefons
Plural
Nominativedie Telefone
Accusativedie Telefone
Dativeden Telefonen
Genitiveder Telefone
Usage
- am Telefon sein — Means be on the phone; am contracts an dem.
- ans Telefon gehen — The usual expression for answering the phone.
Das Telefon klingelte, als wir gerade gehen wollten.
The telephone rang just as we were about to leave.