The idea
“Fehlen” means to be missing; the missing thing is the subject: “Mein Name fehlt.” Ohne takes the accusative, and der Vorname belongs to the weak n-declension, so it becomes den Vornamen: “ohne Vornamen”. “Dieselbe Schreibweise” means exactly the same spelling; derselbe/dieselbe/dasselbe is written as one word. Klingelschild and Briefkastenschild are compounds whose gender comes from Schild (das).
Other ways to say it
“Könnten Sie meinen Namen an der Klingel ergänzen?” – Polite request with Konjunktiv II; ergänzen means to add.
“Darf ich selbst ein Schild an den Briefkasten kleben?” – Asks permission to do it yourself; rules differ by building.
Examples
- Mein Name fehlt noch auf dem Klingelschild.My name is still missing from the doorbell label.
- Welcher Name soll darauf stehen?Which name should be on it?
- Bitte schreiben Sie Aydin ohne Vornamen.Please write Aydin without the first name.
- Soll das Briefkastenschild genauso aussehen?Should the letterbox label look the same?
- Ja, bitte verwenden Sie dieselbe Schreibweise.Yes, please use the same spelling.
- Ich schicke Ihnen die Schreibweise noch einmal.I will send you the spelling again.
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Watch out
“Bitte schreiben Sie Aydin ohne Vorname.” → “Bitte schreiben Sie Aydin ohne Vornamen.”: Der Vorname is a weak noun: in every case except the nominative singular it adds -n. After ohne, which takes the accusative, it is Vornamen.
Try it yourself
Translate into German: My name is still missing from the doorbell label.
Show answer or example answer
Mein Name fehlt noch auf dem Klingelschild.
“Mein Name” is the subject of “fehlt”; “noch” means still, and “auf dem Klingelschild” is dative for the location.
Put the words in order: Aydin / Bitte / ohne / schreiben / Sie / Vornamen
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Bitte schreiben Sie Aydin ohne Vornamen.
A polite Sie-imperative; the name “Aydin” is the object, and “ohne Vornamen” is accusative with the weak-noun ending -n.
Write this sentence in German: I will send you the spelling again.
Show answer or example answer
Ich schicke Ihnen die Schreibweise noch einmal.
“Schicken” takes the dative “Ihnen” and the accusative “die Schreibweise”; “noch einmal” means once more.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: My name is still missing from the doorbell label.
Mein Name fehlt noch auf dem Klingelschild.
Put the words in order: Aydin / Bitte / ohne / schreiben / Sie / Vornamen
Bitte schreiben Sie Aydin ohne Vornamen.
Write this sentence in German: I will send you the spelling again.
Ich schicke Ihnen die Schreibweise noch einmal.
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a short email to a building manager asking for your name on the bell and letterbox, spelling it exactly as it should appear.