phone call
der Telefonanruf, die Telefonanrufe
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phone call
A conversation conducted over the phone, or an attempt to reach someone by phone.
Ich habe gestern einen wichtigen Telefonanruf von meiner Bank bekommen.
I received an important phone call from my bank yesterday.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Telefonanrufe |
| genitive | des Telefonanrufs |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Telefonanruf | die Telefonanrufe |
| accusative | den Telefonanruf | die Telefonanrufe |
| dative | dem Telefonanruf | den Telefonanrufen |
| genitive | des Telefonanrufs des Telefonanrufes | der Telefonanrufe |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Telefonanruf' (phone call) is made up of 'Telefon' (telephone) and 'Anruf' (call). The first part indicates the medium, while the second part refers to making contact.
Der Telefonanruf kam während des Abendessens.
The phone call came during dinner.
Common collocations include 'einen Telefonanruf erhalten' (to receive a phone call), 'einen Telefonanruf entgegennehmen' (to answer a phone call), and 'einen Telefonanruf tätigen' (to make a phone call). These verbs describe the receipt, answering, or making of the call.
Die Mitarbeiterin nahm den Telefonanruf freundlich entgegen.
The employee answered the phone call politely.
The person or institution the phone call comes from is often named with 'von' (from) and the dative. The time or reason for the phone call is also often added directly.
Kurz vor Mitternacht kam ein Telefonanruf von seinem Bruder aus Kanada.
Shortly before midnight, a phone call came from his brother in Canada.
