The idea
Use der Bildschirm for the nominative singular, den Bildschirm for the accusative, dem Bildschirm for the dative, and des Bildschirms for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Bildschirmen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Bildschirm | die Bildschirme |
| Akkusativ | den Bildschirm | die Bildschirme |
| Dativ | dem Bildschirm | den Bildschirmen |
| Genitiv | des Bildschirms | der Bildschirme |
Meaning and useful combinations
Bildschirm is masculine because Schirm is the final noun. A touchscreen is often called Touchscreen or berührungsempfindlicher Bildschirm.
Useful combinations: auf dem Bildschirm; den Bildschirm teilen; ein großer Bildschirm. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
die Bildschirmder BildschirmThis check asks for the nominative singular: der Bildschirm. In the meaning taught here, Bildschirm is masculine. The nominative plural is die Bildschirme. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Der Bildschirm zeigt nur eine Fehlermeldung.The screen shows only an error message.
- Ich teile meinen Bildschirm mit der Gruppe.I share my screen with the group.
- Auf dem Bildschirm erscheint eine kurze Bestätigung.A short confirmation appears on the screen.
- Die Helligkeit des Bildschirms ist zu hoch.The screen brightness is too high.
- Die Bildschirme im Raum zeigen denselben Plan.The screens in the room show the same plan.
- Unter den Bildschirmen stehen kleine Lautsprecher.Small speakers stand below the screens.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is der Bildschirm — die Bildschirme. Bildschirm is masculine because Schirm is the final noun. A touchscreen is often called Touchscreen or berührungsempfindlicher Bildschirm.
Try it yourself
___ Bildschirm (der / die / das)
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der
der: Bildschirm is masculine.
Plural: der Bildschirm → die ___
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Bildschirme
Bildschirme: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Bildschirm (dem / der)
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dem
dem: mit takes the dative, giving mit dem Bildschirm.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Bildschirm (der / die / das)
Plural: der Bildschirm → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Bildschirm (dem / der)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Read the six situations, identify Bildschirm and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.