laptop
das Notebook, die Notebooks
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laptop
A portable computer that is small and light enough to use on your lap. It is a synonym for laptop.
Für die Präsentation habe ich alle wichtigen Daten auf meinem Notebook gespeichert.
For the presentation, I saved all the important data on my laptop.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Notebooks |
| genitive | des Notebooks |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Notebook | die Notebooks |
| accusative | das Notebook | die Notebooks |
| dative | dem Notebook | den Notebooks |
| genitive | des Notebooks | der Notebooks |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Careful: In German, 'das Notebook' (the laptop) is a portable computer. The English word 'notebook', however, means 'Notizbuch' (notebook). A notebook is called 'das Notizbuch' in German.
Er klappte sein Notebook zu und packte es in die Tasche.
He closed his laptop and packed it into the bag.
'Notebook' (laptop) is a word from English. Like many technical devices that were adopted from English, it has the neuter article 'das' in German.
Mein neues Notebook war ziemlich teuer.
My new laptop was quite expensive.
Common verbs used with 'Notebook' (laptop) describe typical actions: 'das Notebook aufklappen' (to open the laptop), 'das Notebook herunterfahren' (to shut down the laptop), or 'am Notebook arbeiten' (to work on the laptop).
Bitte fahren Sie Ihr Notebook nach der Arbeit herunter.
Please shut down your laptop after work.
