die Textnachricht
text message
A written message sent electronically, for example by SMS or through a messaging app.
EXAMPLE
Schick mir bitte eine Textnachricht, sobald du angekommen bist.
Please send me a text message as soon as you arrive.
die Textnachricht
text message
die Textnachricht, die Textnachrichten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Textnachricht, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Textnachrichten |
| genitive | der Textnachricht |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Textnachricht | die Textnachrichten |
| accusative | die Textnachricht | die Textnachrichten |
| dative | der Textnachricht | den Textnachrichten |
| genitive | der Textnachricht | der Textnachrichten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Textnachricht' (text message) consists of 'Text' (text) and 'Nachricht' (message). The first part indicates the form in which the message is sent.
EXAMPLE
Bitte sende eine Textnachricht, denn ich kann deine Sprachnachricht gerade nicht anhören.
Please send a text message because I can't listen to your voice message right now.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'eine Textnachricht schreiben' (to write a text message), 'eine Textnachricht verschicken' (to send a text message), and 'eine Textnachricht beantworten' (to reply to a text message). With 'beantworten' (to reply to), the text message appears directly as the accusative object.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe deine Textnachricht erst heute Morgen beantwortet.
I didn't reply to your text message until this morning.
Specifying the means of communication
'per Textnachricht' (by text message) indicates how information is sent. In this expression, there is no article before 'Textnachricht' (text message).
EXAMPLE
Die genaue Uhrzeit teilen wir Ihnen morgen per Textnachricht mit.
We will let you know the exact time tomorrow by text message.
In real life
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