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Vocab: Phone & internet — A2 (1)
Phone & internet vocabulary at A2 level.
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abheben — to take off; to withdraw money
For taking off, abheben normally uses sein in the perfect. A different common sense is withdrawing money: Geld abheben uses haben.
Das Flugzeug hebt ab.
The plane is taking off.
das Flugzeug means the plane. Das Flugzeug is nominative as the subject, and hebt ab is split because abheben is separable; the finite verb is in position two.
Das Flugzeug ist pünktlich abgehoben.
The plane took off on time.
pünktlich means on time. Das Flugzeug is nominative, and ist abgehoben uses sein because taking off describes movement; the participle goes to the end.
Das Flugzeug hob ab, obwohl es stark regnete.
The plane took off although it was raining heavily.
obwohl means although, stark means heavily, and regnete means was raining. Hob ab is the strong simple-past form; in the subordinate clause after obwohl, the finite verb regnete goes to the end.
Heb ab, wenn du bereit bist!
Take off when you are ready!
wenn du bereit bist means when you are ready. Heb ab is the informal singular command, with ab at the end; the subject du is normally omitted.
Wenn das Wetter besser wäre, würde das Flugzeug abheben.
If the weather were better, the plane would take off.
das Wetter means the weather, and besser means better. Wenn sends wäre to the end of its clause, while würde ... abheben expresses an unreal result and keeps the infinitive at the end.
Das Flugzeug wird abheben, sobald der Nebel weg ist.
The plane will take off as soon as the fog is gone.
sobald means as soon as, der Nebel means the fog, and weg means gone. Wird is in position two and abheben is at the end; as an infinitive, the separable verb is written as one word.
Ich muss noch Geld abheben.
I still need to withdraw money.
muss means must or need to, and noch means still. Geld is an accusative object of abheben; after the modal muss, the infinitive abheben goes to the end and stays together.
Sie hat am Automaten Geld abgehoben.
She withdrew money from the ATM.
am Automaten means at the ATM. Geld is accusative because it is what she withdraws, and this meaning takes haben in the perfect: hat abgehoben.
abmelden — to deregister; to cancel officially; to unsubscribe; to withdraw; to sign out
The non-reflexive form deregisters something, while sich abmelden means to deregister oneself, for example from an address or event. It is separable: abmelden - meldete ab - hat abgemeldet.
Ich gehe zum Amt, weil ich mein Auto heute abmelde.
I am going to the office because I am deregistering my car today.
das Amt is the public office, heute means today, and mein Auto means my car. Mein Auto is accusative because abmelden takes a direct object; after weil, the separable verb stays together as abmelde at the end.
Wir haben den Stromvertrag abgemeldet.
We deregistered the electricity contract.
der Stromvertrag is the electricity contract, and haben is the auxiliary have. Den Stromvertrag is accusative after abmelden; haben is in position two and abgemeldet goes to the end.
Sie ging zur Schule, weil sie ihr Kind von der Schule abmeldete.
She went to the school because she deregistered her child from it.
zur Schule gehen means go to school, ihr Kind means her child, and von der Schule means from the school. Ihr Kind is accusative as the object, while von der Schule has dative after von; after weil, abmeldete stands at the end as one word.
Bitte meld ab!
Please deregister!
bitte means please, and the object or context is understood. In the informal imperative, meld ab is the separated verb form; with the reflexive meaning, learners must say meld dich ab.
Ich würde mich dort sofort abmelden.
I would deregister there immediately.
dort means there, and sofort means immediately. Mich is accusative because the verb is reflexive here; with würde, the complete infinitive abmelden stays together at the end.
Du wirst den Internetvertrag nächste Woche abmelden.
You will deregister the internet contract next week.
der Internetvertrag is the internet contract, and nächste Woche means next week. Den Internetvertrag is accusative after abmelden; wirst is in position two and the infinitive abmelden goes to the end.
Ich möchte mich vom Kurs abmelden.
I would like to withdraw from the course.
ich möchte means I would like, and der Kurs is the course. Mich is accusative because this is reflexive sich abmelden, while vom Kurs contains dative von dem; the infinitive abmelden goes to the end after möchte.
Bitte bleibt auf der Seite, bis ihr euch vom Newsletter abmeldet.
Please stay on the page until you unsubscribe from the newsletter.
bleiben means stay, die Seite is the page, and bis means until. Euch is the reflexive accusative pronoun for ihr, while vom Newsletter uses dative after von; after bis, abmeldet stands at the end and the prefix remains attached.
das Abonnement — subscription
das Abonnement is usually a paid subscription to a magazine, streaming service, or similar offer. Its plural is die Abonnements, with -s, not -en.
Das Abonnement kostet zehn Euro im Monat.
The subscription costs ten euros a month.
kostet means costs, zehn Euro means ten euros, and im Monat means per month. Das Abonnement is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb kostet stands in position two.
Ich möchte das Abonnement kündigen.
I would like to cancel the subscription.
möchte means would like to, and kündigen means cancel. Das Abonnement is accusative because it is the direct object of kündigen; after möchte, the infinitive kündigen goes to the end.
Mit dem Abonnement bekomme ich jeden Monat eine Zeitschrift.
With the subscription, I receive a magazine every month.
mit means with, bekomme means receive, jeden Monat means every month, and die Zeitschrift means magazine. Dem Abonnement is dative because mit requires the dative; the fronted phrase takes position one, so bekomme is in position two.
Der Preis des Abonnements steigt nächstes Jahr.
The price of the subscription will rise next year.
der Preis means the price, steigt means rises, and nächstes Jahr means next year. Des Abonnements is genitive because it shows which subscription the price belongs to; the neuter genitive has des and noun ending -s.
Viele Abonnements sind online günstiger.
Many subscriptions are cheaper online.
viele means many, online means online, and günstiger means cheaper. Abonnements is plural and is the nominative subject; the finite verb sind stands in position two.
abonnieren — to subscribe to
abonnieren takes an accusative object: etwas abonnieren. It is a weak verb ending in -ieren, so the participle is abonniert, not geabonniert.
Ich abonniere eine Zeitung.
I am subscribing to a newspaper.
ich means I and eine Zeitung means a newspaper. Eine Zeitung is accusative because abonnieren takes a direct object, and the finite verb abonniere stands in position two.
Wir haben den Dienst online abonniert.
We subscribed to the service online.
wir means we, den Dienst means the service, and online means online. Den Dienst is accusative because it is the direct object; haben is in position two and the participle abonniert goes to the end without ge-.
Sie abonnierte die Zeitschrift im Januar.
She subscribed to the magazine in January.
sie means she, die Zeitschrift means the magazine, and im Januar means in January. Abonnierte is weak simple past with -te; the accusative object follows the verb, and the finite verb is in position two.
Abonniere unseren Newsletter!
Subscribe to our newsletter!
unseren Newsletter means our newsletter. Abonniere is the singular du imperative, and unseren Newsletter is accusative because it is the direct object; the command does not need a subject pronoun.
Ich abonnierte den Kanal, wenn er mehr Videos hätte.
I would subscribe to the channel if it had more videos.
der Kanal means channel and mehr Videos means more videos. Here abonnierte has the same form as the simple past, but it expresses a hypothetical condition; wenn sends hätte to the end, while the main-clause verb stays in position two.
Morgen werde ich den Podcast abonnieren.
Tomorrow I will subscribe to the podcast.
morgen means tomorrow and der Podcast means podcast. Den Podcast is accusative because abonnieren takes a direct object; Future I places werde in position two and the infinitive abonnieren at the end.
anklicken — to click on
This is a separable verb: anklicken becomes klickt ... an in a main clause. It usually takes an accusative object, such as einen Link.
Ich klicke den Link an.
I click on the link.
der Link is a link, and anklicken means to click on something. den Link is accusative because anklicken takes a direct object; the finite verb klicke is in position two and the prefix an goes to the end.
Ich habe den Link angeklickt.
I clicked on the link.
der Link is a link, and angeklickt means clicked on. den Link is accusative because it is the direct object; habe is in position two and the Partizip II angeklickt closes the clause.
Sie klickte das Kästchen an.
She clicked on the box.
sie means she, and das Kästchen is the small box or checkbox. das Kästchen is accusative as the object, and the separable form klickte ... an frames the clause.
Klick den roten Knopf an.
Click the red button.
der rote Knopf is the red button. The informal imperative has no subject; klick starts the sentence and an goes to the end, while den roten Knopf is accusative.
Ich würde den Link anklicken, wenn er sicher wäre.
I would click on the link if it were safe.
wenn means if, and sicher means safe. den Link is accusative because it is the object; würde is in position two and the infinitive anklicken goes to the end of the main clause.
Du wirst den Link später anklicken.
You will click on the link later.
später means later, and der Link is a link. den Link is accusative as the direct object; wirst stands in position two and the infinitive anklicken goes to the end.
anmelden — to register; to sign up
The transitive pattern is jemanden/etwas anmelden, while the common sign-up meaning is reflexive: sich anmelden. The fixed phrase sich für etwas anmelden uses accusative after für.
..., weil ich mich für den Sprachkurs anmelde.
... because I am signing up for the language course.
der Sprachkurs means language course. mich is accusative because the reflexive verb registers the speaker, and für den Sprachkurs uses accusative after für; after weil, the finite verb anmelde goes to the end with the prefix attached.
Wir haben uns gestern für den Kurs angemeldet.
We signed up for the course yesterday.
gestern means yesterday, and der Kurs means course. uns is the accusative reflexive pronoun for wir, while für den Kurs is accusative after für; angemeldet stands at the end after haben.
..., als sie das neue Auto beim Amt anmeldete.
... when she registered the new car at the government office.
das neue Auto means the new car, and das Amt means the government office. das neue Auto is accusative as the direct object, while beim Amt means bei dem Amt and is dative; in the subordinate clause, anmeldete goes to the end.
Meld dich an bitte sofort.
Please register immediately.
bitte means please, and sofort means immediately. The informal command uses meld dich an with the accusative reflexive pronoun dich; the two parts of the separable verb are together in this short command.
Ich würde anmelden mich gern für den Workshop.
I would like to register for the workshop.
gern means gladly or would like to, and der Workshop means workshop. mich is accusative with the reflexive verb and für den Workshop is accusative after für; the infinitive anmelden stays together.
Er wird anmelden sich morgen online.
He will register online tomorrow.
morgen means tomorrow, and online means online. sich is the accusative reflexive pronoun for er; in the future, the complete infinitive anmelden remains together.
der Anruf — phone call, call
Anruf normally means a telephone call. For calling someone, German uses the verb anrufen; a missed call is ein verpasster Anruf.
Der Anruf kommt gerade rechtzeitig.
The phone call comes just in time.
kommt means comes, and gerade rechtzeitig means just in time. Der Anruf is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb kommt stands in position two.
Ich bekomme den Anruf während der Arbeit.
I receive the phone call during work.
ich bekomme means I receive, während means during, and die Arbeit means work. Den Anruf is accusative because bekommen takes a direct object; während der Arbeit uses the genitive in careful standard German.
Nach dem Anruf war ich erleichtert.
After the phone call, I was relieved.
nach means after, war means was, and erleichtert means relieved. Nach always takes the dative, so dem Anruf is dative; the opening phrase is first, so war stands in position two.
Die Dauer des Anrufs war nur fünf Minuten.
The duration of the phone call was only five minutes.
die Dauer means the duration, nur means only, and fünf Minuten means five minutes. Des Anrufs is genitive because it specifies the call whose duration is meant; the noun adds -s.
Heute habe ich drei Anrufe.
Today I have three phone calls.
heute means today, habe ich means I have, and drei means three. Anrufe is plural after drei; the plural changes u to ü and adds -e.
Ich rufe dich wegen des Anrufs zurück.
I will call you back because of the phone call.
ich rufe ... zurück means I call back, dich means you, and wegen means because of. Dich is accusative because anrufen takes the person called, while wegen des Anrufs uses the genitive; the prefix zurück goes to the end.
Kannst du den Anruf annehmen?
Can you answer the phone call?
kannst du means can you, and annehmen means accept or answer. Den Anruf is accusative because annehmen takes a direct object; after the modal kannst, the infinitive annehmen goes to the end.
der Anrufbeantworter — answering machine
The word combines Anruf (call) and Beantworter (answering device). The plural is unusual because it is identical to the singular, so the article or another determiner shows the number.
Der Anrufbeantworter ist an.
The answering machine is on.
an means switched on. ist is the finite verb and stands in position two; der Anrufbeantworter is the nominative subject.
Ich höre den Anrufbeantworter ab.
I am listening to the answering machine.
höre ... ab means listen to or check; abhören is a separable verb. den Anrufbeantworter is accusative because abhören takes a direct object, and ab goes to the end.
Auf dem Anrufbeantworter ist eine Nachricht.
There is a message on the answering machine.
auf means on here, eine Nachricht is a message, and ist means is. dem Anrufbeantworter is dative because auf describes a fixed location, not movement.
Die Anzeige des Anrufbeantworters blinkt.
The answering machine's display is flashing.
die Anzeige is the display and blinkt means is flashing. des Anrufbeantworters is genitive because it shows whose display it is; the masculine noun takes -s.
In vielen Büros stehen mehrere Anrufbeantworter.
Several answering machines are in many offices.
in vielen Büros means in many offices, and mehrere means several. Anrufbeantworter has no plural ending; in takes dative here because it describes location.
der Anschluss — connection, link
In transport, der Anschluss is a connection to another train or bus. It can also mean a general link or contact; the plural is die Anschlüsse.
Der Anschluss nach Köln fährt um zehn Uhr.
The connection to Cologne leaves at ten o’clock.
nach Köln means to Cologne, and fährt means leaves or travels. um zehn Uhr means at ten o’clock. Der Anschluss is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb fährt stands in position two.
Ich habe den Anschluss nach Köln verpasst.
I missed the connection to Cologne.
verpasst means missed, and nach Köln means to Cologne. Den Anschluss is accusative because verpassen takes a direct object; habe is in position two and verpasst goes to the end in the perfect.
Wir warten auf den Anschluss nach Hamburg.
We are waiting for the connection to Hamburg.
warten means wait, and auf Hamburg means to Hamburg. The phrase auf den Anschluss warten uses auf with the accusative here; den Anschluss is therefore accusative, not dative, despite the English word “for.”
Wegen des Anschlusses nehmen wir den früheren Zug.
Because of the connection, we are taking the earlier train.
wegen means because of, nehmen means take, and der frühere Zug means the earlier train. Des Anschlusses is genitive because wegen traditionally governs the genitive; the finite verb nehmen comes in position two.
Die Anschlüsse am Bahnhof sind heute pünktlich.
The connections at the station are on time today.
am Bahnhof means at the station, and pünktlich means on time. Die Anschlüsse is plural and nominative because it is the subject; the verb is sind, not singular ist.
aufladen — to charge; to load up
For an electronic device, aufladen means to charge it; for a vehicle or container, it means to load it. It is separable: ich lade ... auf, but the Partizip II is one word, aufgeladen.
Ich lade mein Handy jeden Abend auf.
I charge my mobile phone every evening.
mein Handy means my mobile phone, and jeden Abend means every evening. Handy is accusative because aufladen takes the thing being charged as an accusative object; the finite verb lade is in position two and auf goes to the end.
Wir haben die Powerbank im Zug aufgeladen.
We charged the power bank on the train.
die Powerbank is a portable battery, and im Zug means on the train. The perfect uses haben with aufgeladen, which goes to the end; die Powerbank is accusative as the object of aufladen.
Er lud sein Tablet vor der Reise auf.
He charged his tablet before the trip.
sein Tablet means his tablet, and vor der Reise means before the trip. lud ... auf is the simple past of the strong separable verb; sein Tablet is accusative, and the prefix auf stands at the end.
Lad bitte dein Telefon auf!
Please charge your phone!
bitte means please, and dein Telefon means your phone. This is the du imperative, so du is left out; the separable prefix auf remains at the end and dein Telefon is accusative.
Wenn der Akku leer wäre, lud ich ihn sofort auf.
If the battery were empty, I would charge it immediately.
der Akku is the battery, leer means empty, and sofort means immediately. The Konjunktiv II expresses a hypothetical situation; in the wenn clause the finite verb comes last, while in the main clause lud ... auf is split.
Morgen laden wir die Geräte im Büro auf.
Tomorrow we will charge the devices at the office.
morgen means tomorrow, die Geräte means the devices, and im Büro means at the office. werden forms the future and aufladen goes to the end in the infinitive; die Geräte is accusative.
aufrufen — to call on, to call up; to access, to open
For calling on a person, aufrufen takes an accusative object. In a classroom, it means choosing someone to answer; with a website, it means accessing it.
Der Lehrer ruft Anna auf.
The teacher calls on Anna.
der Lehrer is the teacher, and Anna is the person called on. Anna is accusative because aufrufen takes a direct object, while the finite verb ruft is in position two and auf moves to the end.
Der Lehrer hat Anna aufgerufen.
The teacher called on Anna.
der Lehrer means the teacher, and hat is the present form of haben. Anna is accusative because she is the direct object; aufgerufen is the Partizip II and stands at the end.
Der Lehrer rief Anna auf.
The teacher called on Anna.
der Lehrer is the teacher, and Anna is the learner being called on. Rief is the strong past form, and the prefix auf is separated and placed at the end.
Ruf bitte Anna auf.
Please call on Anna.
bitte means please, and Anna is the person to call on. The imperative ruf comes first, while the separable prefix auf goes to the end; Anna is accusative.
Der Lehrer würde zuerst Anna aufrufen.
The teacher would call on Anna first.
zuerst means first, and würde expresses a hypothetical situation. In a würde construction, aufrufen stays whole at the end, and Anna is accusative.
Der Lehrer wird gleich Anna aufrufen.
The teacher will call on Anna soon.
gleich means soon, and wird helps form the future. The infinitive aufrufen stays together at the end of the clause, and Anna is accusative.
Ich rufe die Webseite auf.
I access the website.
die Webseite means the website. Die Webseite is accusative because it is the direct object; rufe is in position two and auf stands at the end.
Sie hat das Programm aufgerufen.
She opened the program.
sie means she, and das Programm is the program. Das Programm is accusative, and the Partizip II aufgerufen goes to the end after hat.
ausdrucken — to print out
ausdrucken is separable: in a main clause, aus moves to the end, but the infinitive and Partizip II stay together. It takes haben in the perfect and normally takes a printed object in the accusative.
Ich drucke die E-Mail aus.
I am printing out the email.
die E-Mail is the email. die E-Mail is accusative because ausdrucken takes the thing printed as its direct object; the finite part drucke is in position two and aus goes to the end.
Wir haben die Tickets ausgedruckt.
We printed out the tickets.
die Tickets means the tickets. The perfect uses haben plus ausgedruckt, which goes to the end; die Tickets is accusative as the direct object.
Sie druckte den Vertrag aus.
She printed out the contract.
sie means she and der Vertrag is the contract. The weak preterite is druckte; den Vertrag is accusative, and the separable prefix aus goes to the end.
Druck bitte den Plan aus.
Please print out the plan.
bitte means please and der Plan is the plan. This is the du imperative, with druck at the beginning and aus at the end; den Plan is accusative.
Ich würde die Rechnung ausdrucken, wenn der Drucker funktionieren würde.
I would print out the bill if the printer worked.
die Rechnung is the bill, wenn means if, and funktionieren means to work. würde ausdrucken expresses a hypothetical action; the infinitive ausdrucken stays together at the end of its clause.
Morgen werde ich den Antrag ausdrucken.
Tomorrow I will print out the application.
morgen means tomorrow and der Antrag is the application or request. Future uses werde plus the infinitive ausdrucken at the end; den Antrag is accusative as the direct object.
bloggen — to blog
Bloggen is a regular verb borrowed from English and takes haben in the perfect. The topic is commonly introduced with über plus the accusative: über ein Hobby bloggen.
Sie bloggt über ihre Reisen.
She blogs about her travels.
über means about and ihre Reisen means her travels. The phrase über ihre Reisen is an accusative prepositional object because über means about here; the finite verb bloggt is in position two.
Er hat lange über das Essen gebloggt.
He blogged for a long time about the food.
lange means for a long time and das Essen means the food. The perfect uses hat plus gebloggt, which goes to the end; über das Essen is accusative because über means about.
Früher bloggte sie jeden Tag.
She used to blog every day.
früher means formerly or in the past, and jeden Tag means every day. Bloggte is the regular simple-past form in position two; jeden Tag is an accusative time expression.
Blogge über dein Hobby!
Blog about your hobby!
dein Hobby means your hobby. Blogge is the singular imperative with du understood, and über takes the accusative when it means about.
Wenn ich mehr Zeit hätte, bloggte ich regelmäßig.
If I had more time, I would blog regularly.
mehr Zeit means more time and regelmäßig means regularly. In this hypothetical sentence, bloggte has the same form as the preterite; the finite verb comes at the end of the wenn clause and returns to position two in the main clause.
Nächstes Jahr wird er über seine Arbeit bloggen.
Next year he will blog about his work.
nächstes Jahr means next year and seine Arbeit means his work. Wird is the finite form of werden in position two, while the infinitive bloggen goes to the end; über takes the accusative here.
der Chip — chip; electronic microchip; crisp; potato chip
Chip can mean an electronic microchip. In the plural it takes -s, giving Chips.
Der Chip speichert wichtige Daten.
The chip stores important data.
speichert means stores, and wichtige Daten means important data. Der Chip is nominative because it is the subject; wichtige Daten is accusative because speichern takes a direct object.
Wir kaufen den Chip online.
We are buying the chip online.
kaufen means buy and online means on the internet. Den Chip is accusative because kaufen takes a direct object; the finite verb kaufen stands in position two.
Die Technikerin arbeitet mit dem Chip.
The technician works with the chip.
die Technikerin means female technician, and arbeitet means works. The preposition mit always takes the dative, so dem Chip is dative.
Die Funktion des Chips ist kompliziert.
The chip’s function is complicated.
die Funktion means function and kompliziert means complicated. Des Chips is genitive to show possession; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Die Chips liegen noch in der Verpackung.
The chips are still in the packaging.
liegen means are lying, noch means still, and die Verpackung means packaging. Die Chips is plural and nominative because the chips are the subject; the plural ending is -s.
Zum Film essen wir Chips.
We are eating crisps while watching the film.
zum Film means while watching the film, and essen means eat. Chips is a plural accusative object after essen; its form is the same as the plural nominative.
Die Kinder teilen sich einen Chip.
The children share one crisp.
die Kinder means children and teilen means share. Einen Chip is accusative because it is the thing being shared, while sich is dative and means among themselves.
die Chipkarte — chip card
Chipkarte is a compound: Chip means chip and Karte means card. Its plural follows Karte: Chipkarten.
Die Chipkarte funktioniert nicht.
The chip card does not work.
funktioniert means works, and nicht means not. Die Chipkarte is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb funktioniert stands in position two, and nicht negates the verb.
Ich brauche die Chipkarte für den Automaten.
I need the chip card for the machine.
brauche means need, für means for, and der Automat means machine. Die Chipkarte is accusative because brauchen takes a direct object; für den Automaten is also accusative because für always takes the accusative.
Mit der Chipkarte bezahle ich am Eingang.
I pay at the entrance with the chip card.
bezahle means pay and der Eingang means entrance. Der Chipkarte is dative because mit always takes the dative; the prepositional phrase comes first, so the finite verb bezahle is still in position two.
Die Nummer der Chipkarte steht auf dem Vertrag.
The number of the chip card is on the contract.
die Nummer means number, steht means is written or stands, and der Vertrag means contract. Der Chipkarte is genitive to show which card the number belongs to; the finite verb steht stands in position two.
Die Chipkarten liegen neben dem Drucker.
The chip cards are lying next to the printer.
liegen means are lying, neben means next to, and der Drucker means printer. Die Chipkarten is plural nominative because the cards are the subject; dem Drucker is dative because neben describes a fixed location here.
das Computerprogramm — computer program, software application
This compound is built from Computer and Programm. Its grammatical gender comes from the last part, das Programm.
Das Computerprogramm ist einfach zu bedienen.
The computer program is easy to use.
einfach means easy and zu bedienen means to use. Das Computerprogramm is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist is in position two.
Ich installiere ein neues Computerprogramm.
I am installing a new computer program.
installiere means am installing and neu means new. ein neues Computerprogramm is accusative because installieren takes a direct object.
Mit dem Computerprogramm kann ich Rechnungen schreiben.
I can write invoices with the computer program.
mit means with, Rechnungen means invoices, and schreiben means write. mit dem Computerprogramm is dative because mit always takes the dative; kann is in position two and schreiben goes to the end.
Die Bedienung des Computerprogramms ist intuitiv.
The operation of the computer program is intuitive.
die Bedienung means operation or use, and intuitiv means intuitive. des Computerprogramms is genitive because it specifies which program’s operation is meant; the noun takes -s.
Die Computerprogramme werden regelmäßig aktualisiert.
The computer programs are updated regularly.
regelmäßig means regularly and aktualisiert means updated. Die Computerprogramme is plural nominative as the subject, and the plural is formed with -e.
das Computerspiel — computer game, video game
The word usually includes games played on computers, consoles or similar devices, not only on desktop computers.
Das Computerspiel macht viel Spaß.
The computer game is a lot of fun.
macht Spaß means is fun, and viel means a lot of. Das Computerspiel is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb macht stands in position two.
Ich spiele am Abend ein Computerspiel.
I play a computer game in the evening.
am Abend means in the evening and spiele means play. ein Computerspiel is accusative because spielen takes a direct object.
Mit dem Computerspiel verbringt er viele Stunden.
He spends many hours with the computer game.
verbringt means spends and viele Stunden means many hours. mit dem Computerspiel is dative because mit requires the dative; the prepositional phrase is in position one, so verbringt comes before er.
Die Grafik des Computerspiels ist beeindruckend.
The graphics of the computer game are impressive.
die Grafik means the graphics and beeindruckend means impressive. des Computerspiels is genitive because it identifies which game’s graphics are meant, and Computerspiels takes -s.
Die Computerspiele sind heute sehr realistisch.
Computer games are very realistic today.
realistisch means realistic and heute means today. Die Computerspiele is plural nominative as the subject, with the plural ending -e.
die Datei — file; digital file, document
In computing, die Datei usually means a file on a computer. It is feminine, and its plural is die Dateien; do not confuse Datei with Datum, which means date.
Die Datei ist noch geöffnet.
The file is still open.
noch means still and geöffnet means open. Die Datei is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich öffne die Datei.
I am opening the file.
öffne means open. die Datei is accusative because öffnen takes a direct object; the finite verb öffne is in position two.
Ich schicke dem Kollegen der Datei?
I send the colleague the file?
This example would be incorrect with der Datei in the intended meaning; dem Kollegen means to the colleague. The correct sentence is Ich schicke dem Kollegen die Datei: the recipient is dative, but die Datei is accusative, so learners must not use the genitive-looking form here.
Der Name der Datei ist lang.
The file name is long.
der Name means the name and lang means long. der Datei is genitive because it identifies whose name it is; in feminine nouns, the genitive article der looks like the dative article.
Ich lösche drei Dateien.
I am deleting three files.
lösche means delete and drei means three. Dateien is plural and accusative because it is the direct object of löschen; the plural article is die, but after a number no article is needed.
Bitte senden Sie mir die Datei als PDF.
Please send me the file as a PDF.
Bitte means please, senden means send, and als PDF means as a PDF. die Datei is accusative because it is what is being sent; Sie is the formal address form, and the polite request uses the infinitive senden.
Die Datei enthält vertrauliche Daten.
The file contains confidential data.
enthält means contains, vertraulich means confidential, and Daten means data. Die Datei is nominative because it is the subject, and enthält stands in position two.
digital — digital
Digital is the usual adjective for computer-based or electronically stored information. It forms the regular comparison digitaler and am digitalsten; its opposite is analog.
Die Zeitung ist digital.
The newspaper is digital.
die Zeitung means the newspaper. Digital is predicative after ist, so it has no adjective ending; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich lese eine digitale Zeitung.
I read a digital newspaper.
lesen means to read and die Zeitung means the newspaper. Eine digitale Zeitung is accusative because it is the direct object of lese; the adjective ending -e follows the feminine indefinite article eine.
Ein digitales Ticket ist digitaler als ein Papierticket.
A digital ticket is more digital than a paper ticket.
das Ticket means the ticket and das Papierticket means the paper ticket. Digitaler is the comparative and als introduces the thing being compared; the adjective before Ticket has the ending -es after ein.
Diese Lösung ist am digitalsten.
This solution is the most digital.
diese Lösung means this solution. Am digitalsten is the predicative superlative after ist; use am, not an attributive adjective ending, when the adjective stands after the verb.
die Eingabe — input; entry; submission; petition
In computing, die Eingabe is information entered into a system, often with a keyboard or form. It is related to the verb eingeben, “to enter”.
Die Eingabe der Daten dauert nur eine Minute.
Entering the data takes only one minute.
die Daten means the data, dauern means to take time, and nur means only. Die Eingabe is the nominative subject; der Daten is genitive and says what is being entered, while dauert is in position two.
Bitte prüfen Sie die Eingabe vor dem Absenden.
Please check the entry before submitting it.
prüfen means to check, vor means before, and das Absenden means submitting. die Eingabe is accusative because it is the object of prüfen; the formal request uses Sie, and vor dem Absenden has dative after vor for a time relation.
Bei der Eingabe hilft ein Assistent.
An assistant helps with the input.
bei means during or with, helfen means to help, and der Assistent is the assistant. bei der Eingabe is dative because bei always takes the dative; the phrase comes first, so the verb hilft remains in position two.
Die Größe der Eingabe ist begrenzt.
The size of the input is limited.
die Größe means the size, and begrenzt means limited. der Eingabe is genitive because it specifies whose size it is; Die Größe is the nominative subject and ist is in position two.
Falsche Eingaben werden automatisch gelöscht.
Incorrect entries are deleted automatically.
falsch means incorrect, automatisch means automatically, and löschen means to delete. Eingaben is the plural subject, and werden gelöscht is the passive; the plural has -n and no change to the article because no article is used here.
Ihre Eingabe ist bei uns angekommen.
Your submission has arrived with us.
Ihre means your in the formal form, and angekommen means arrived. Ihre Eingabe is the nominative subject; the perfect uses ist angekommen because arrival takes sein, and the Partizip II stands at the end.
Die Behörde bearbeitet mehrere Eingaben.
The authority is processing several submissions.
die Behörde is the authority, bearbeiten means to process, and mehrere means several. Eingaben is accusative because it is the object of bearbeitet; the plural ending is -n.
eingeben — to enter; to input; to enter; to submit
For computers and forms, eingeben means entering information, usually by typing it. It is a strong separable verb: eingeben – gab ein – hat eingegeben, and it takes an accusative object.
Ich gebe mein Passwort ein.
I am entering my password.
mein Passwort means my password, and geben here means to enter rather than to give physically. mein Passwort is accusative because eingeben takes an accusative object; gebe is in position two and ein goes to the end.
Sie hat die Adresse eingegeben.
She entered the address.
sie means she, and die Adresse is the address. The perfect uses hat eingegeben because eingeben takes haben; the Partizip II stays together at the end, and die Adresse is accusative.
Er gab den Code falsch ein.
He entered the code incorrectly.
der Code means the code, and falsch means incorrectly or wrongly. The strong past form is gab; den Code is accusative, while the separable prefix ein stands at the end.
Gib deine E-Mail-Adresse ein!
Enter your email address!
deine E-Mail-Adresse means your email address. The singular imperative is gib ... ein, with the irregular stem vowel i; the object is accusative and the prefix goes to the end.
Du würdest den Namen noch einmal eingeben.
You would enter the name again.
der Name means the name, and noch einmal means again. After würdest, the infinitive eingeben stays together at the end; den Namen is accusative and has the special masculine ending -en.
Ich werde die Nummer gleich eingeben.
I will enter the number in a moment.
die Nummer means the number, and gleich means in a moment or shortly. Future tense uses werde plus the infinitive eingeben at the end; the separable verb is not split in this infinitive.
Die Mitarbeiterin gibt die Bestellung ins System ein.
The employee enters the order into the system.
die Mitarbeiterin is the female employee, die Bestellung is the order, and ins System means into the system. die Bestellung is accusative as the object of eingeben; in takes the accusative in ins System because it expresses movement into the system.
Bitte geben Sie Ihre Kundennummer ein.
Please enter your customer number.
Ihre Kundennummer means your customer number in the formal form, and bitte means please. The formal imperative uses geben Sie ... ein; Ihre Kundennummer is accusative, and the prefix ein goes to the end.
der Empfang — reception; welcome; reception desk; signal reception
In this sense, der Empfang can mean both the welcome someone receives and the desk or area where visitors are received. Do not confuse it with die Rezeption, which is also common for a hotel reception desk.
Der Empfang ist gleich neben dem Eingang.
Reception is right next to the entrance.
gleich neben means right next to, and der Eingang is the entrance. Der Empfang is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist is in position two.
Ich finde den Empfang nicht.
I cannot find reception.
finden means to find, and nicht means not. Den Empfang is accusative because finden takes a direct object; the finite verb finde stands in position two.
Wir warten am Empfang.
We are waiting at reception.
warten means to wait, and am means an dem, at the. Am Empfang is dative because the fixed location preposition an is contracted with dem here; the verb warten is in position two.
Die Tür des Empfangs ist geschlossen.
The reception desk's door is closed.
die Tür is the door, and geschlossen means closed. Des Empfangs is genitive because it shows whose door it is; the noun Empfang adds -s in the genitive singular.
Am Abend gab es zwei herzliche Empfänge.
There were two warm welcomes in the evening.
am Abend means in the evening, zwei means two, and herzlich means warm or friendly. Empfänge is plural and has an umlaut plus -e; es gab is the past form of geben used to say there was or were.
Der Empfang beginnt um acht Uhr.
Reception begins at eight o'clock.
beginnt means begins, and um acht Uhr means at eight o'clock. Der Empfang is the subject in the nominative, and the finite verb beginnt is in position two.
Hier ist der Empfang sehr schlecht.
The reception is very poor here.
hier means here, and sehr schlecht means very poor. Der Empfang is nominative because it is the subject, while schlecht follows ist as a predicative adjective and has no ending.
Im Keller haben wir keinen Empfang.
We have no reception in the basement.
im Keller means in the basement, and keinen means no or not any. Keinen Empfang is accusative because haben takes a direct object; im is in dem, with dative for a fixed location.
der Empfänger — recipient; receiver
Empfänger can be a person who receives a message or parcel, or a technical receiver such as a radio receiver. The feminine person noun is Empfängerin.
Der Empfänger öffnet den Brief.
The recipient opens the letter.
öffnen means to open and der Brief means the letter. Der Empfänger is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb öffnet is in position two.
Ich suche den Empfänger des Pakets.
I am looking for the recipient of the parcel.
suchen means to look for, das Paket means parcel, and des Pakets means of the parcel. Den Empfänger is accusative because suchen takes a direct object; des Pakets is genitive and identifies what was sent.
Ich schicke dem Empfänger eine Nachricht.
I am sending the recipient a message.
schicken means to send and eine Nachricht means a message. Dem Empfänger is dative because it is the person receiving something, while eine Nachricht is the accusative thing being sent.
Die Adresse des Empfängers steht auf dem Umschlag.
The recipient’s address is on the envelope.
die Adresse means address, stehen means to be written or located, and der Umschlag means envelope. Des Empfängers is genitive to show possession; auf dem Umschlag is dative because it describes a fixed location.
Die Empfänger bestätigen den Erhalt der Pakete.
The recipients confirm receipt of the parcels.
bestätigen means to confirm, der Erhalt means receipt, and das Paket means parcel. Die Empfänger is plural nominative as the subject, while den Erhalt is accusative after bestätigen.
die Fernbedienung — remote control
Fernbedienung literally contains fern, far, and Bedienung, operation or control. It is feminine and is commonly used with die Batterie or the verb funktionieren.
Die Fernbedienung liegt auf dem Sofa.
The remote control is on the sofa.
liegt means is lying, and auf dem Sofa means on the sofa. Die Fernbedienung is nominative because it is the subject; the location phrase uses dative after auf.
Ich finde die Fernbedienung nicht.
I cannot find the remote control.
finde means find and nicht means not. Die Fernbedienung is accusative because it is the object of finden; with a feminine noun, the article is still die in both nominative and accusative.
Kannst du mir der Fernbedienung?
Can you give me the remote control?
kannst du means can you, and mir means to me. This sentence is intentionally ungrammatical as a learner trap: after geben, the remote control must be accusative, die Fernbedienung, not dative der Fernbedienung.
Die Batterie der Fernbedienung ist leer.
The remote control's battery is empty.
die Batterie means the battery and leer means empty. Der Fernbedienung is genitive because it identifies which battery; feminine genitive has the same noun form as the nominative.
Die neuen Fernbedienungen funktionieren gut.
The new remote controls work well.
neu means new and funktionieren means work or function. Fernbedienungen is plural with die understood after neuen; the plural verb funktionieren agrees with it.
die Festplatte — hard drive
Festplatte is a feminine compound: fest means hard or fixed and die Platte means disk or plate. It normally refers to a computer hard drive; an externe Festplatte is an external hard drive.
Die Festplatte ist fast voll.
The hard drive is almost full.
fast voll means almost full. Die Festplatte is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich kaufe die Festplatte.
I am buying the hard drive.
kaufe means am buying. Die Festplatte is accusative because it is the direct object of kaufen; with a feminine noun, the definite article looks the same in nominative and accusative.
Ich speichere die Fotos auf der Festplatte.
I save the photos on the hard drive.
die Fotos means the photos, and speichern means to save. Auf der Festplatte describes a fixed location, so auf takes the dative; the feminine dative article is der.
Die Größe der Festplatte ist wichtig.
The size of the hard drive is important.
die Größe means the size, and wichtig means important. Der Festplatte is genitive because it shows whose size is meant; the feminine noun has no special genitive ending.
Externe Festplatten sind praktisch.
External hard drives are practical.
extern means external, and praktisch means practical. Festplatten is the plural subject, so the verb is plural: sind, not ist.
googeln — to Google, to search for online
googeln is an informal verb formed from the brand name Google. It normally takes an accusative object for the thing searched for, and its perfect uses haben: hat gegoogelt.
Ich google die Öffnungszeiten.
I’m Googling the opening hours.
die Öffnungszeiten means the opening hours. google is the finite verb in position two, and die Öffnungszeiten is accusative because the activity is directed at this information.
Ich habe die Adresse gegoogelt.
I Googled the address.
die Adresse means the address. The perfect uses habe plus gegoogelt; gegoogelt goes to the end, and die Adresse is accusative as the object of the verb.
Sie googelte den Namen des Hotels.
She Googled the name of the hotel.
Sie means she, and der Name des Hotels means the name of the hotel. googelte is the finite verb in position two, while den Namen is accusative; des Hotels is genitive because it identifies whose name it is.
Google die Verbindung sofort!
Google the connection immediately!
die Verbindung means the connection, and sofort means immediately. Google is the informal singular imperative, with the subject du omitted; the object die Verbindung is accusative.
Ich würde die Nummer googeln, wenn ich Internet hätte.
I would Google the number if I had internet.
die Nummer means the number, and Internet means internet access here. würde googeln expresses a hypothetical action, while hätte is at the end of the wenn clause; die Nummer is accusative.
Wir werden die Adresse später googeln.
We will Google the address later.
wir means we, die Adresse means the address, and später means later. Future tense uses werden in position two and the infinitive googeln at the end; die Adresse is accusative.
die Homepage — homepage; website
Homepage is a feminine English loanword in German. It can mean the first page of a website or, in everyday speech, the whole website; its plural is Homepages.
Die Homepage ist sehr übersichtlich.
The homepage is very clear and easy to navigate.
ist means is, and übersichtlich means clear and easy to navigate. Die Homepage is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich öffne die Homepage auf dem Handy.
I open the homepage on my mobile phone.
öffne means open, auf dem Handy means on the mobile phone, and Handy is a mobile phone. Die Homepage is accusative because öffnen takes a direct object; the feminine article is identical in nominative and accusative.
Wir folgen der Homepage nicht, sondern dem Link.
We do not follow the homepage, but the link.
folgen means follow, nicht means not, sondern means but rather, and der Link is the link. Der Homepage is dative because folgen requires a dative object; dem Link is also dative for the same reason.
Die Adresse der Homepage steht auf der Visitenkarte.
The homepage address is on the business card.
die Adresse is the address, steht means is written or stands, and die Visitenkarte is the business card. Der Homepage is genitive because it identifies which address; the feminine genitive article is der.
Viele Firmen haben mehrere Homepages.
Many companies have several homepages.
viele Firmen means many companies, haben means have, and mehrere means several. Mehrere Homepages is accusative because haben takes a direct object; the plural is formed with -s.
der Internetzugang — internet access, internet connection
This compound combines Internet, the internet, with Zugang, access. Do not confuse Internetzugang with the device used to connect; it usually means the connection or access itself.
Der Internetzugang im Hotel ist kostenlos.
The internet access at the hotel is free.
im Hotel means at the hotel, and kostenlos means free of charge. Der Internetzugang is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist is in position two.
Ich brauche einen Internetzugang für meine Arbeit.
I need internet access for my work.
brauchen means to need, and meine Arbeit means my work. Einen Internetzugang is accusative because brauchen takes a direct object; the finite verb brauche is in position two.
Mit dem Internetzugang kann ich online arbeiten.
With the internet access, I can work online.
mit means with, and online arbeiten means to work online. Mit always takes the dative, so dem Internetzugang is dative; kann is in position two and arbeiten goes to the end.
Die Geschwindigkeit des Internetzugangs ist sehr gut.
The speed of the internet connection is very good.
die Geschwindigkeit means the speed, and sehr gut means very good. Des Internetzugangs is genitive because it identifies whose speed is meant; the finite verb ist remains in position two.
Viele Internetzugänge sind heute schnell.
Many internet connections are fast today.
viele means many, and heute means today. Viele Internetzugänge is a plural subject, so the verb is sind, not ist.
das Kennwort — password, code word
In everyday computing, das Kennwort is usually a password. It can also mean a secret code word used to identify someone; do not confuse it with das Kennzeichen, which is a distinguishing mark or vehicle registration plate.
Das Kennwort steht in der E-Mail.
The password is in the email.
steht means “is written” or “is located,” and die E-Mail means email. Das Kennwort is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb steht is in position two.
Bitte geben Sie das Kennwort ein.
Please enter the password.
Bitte means please, geben Sie ... ein means enter, and ein is the separable prefix. Das Kennwort is accusative because eingeben takes a direct object; in this imperative, geben comes first and ein goes to the end.
Ich vertraue dem Kennwort nicht.
I do not trust the password.
vertraue ... nicht means do not trust. Dem Kennwort is dative because vertrauen governs the dative; the finite verb vertraue is in position two.
Die Sicherheit des Kennworts ist wichtig.
The security of the password is important.
Die Sicherheit means the security, and wichtig means important. Des Kennworts is genitive because it identifies whose security is meant; the genitive ending -s appears on the noun.
Die Kennwörter müssen unterschiedlich sein.
The passwords must be different.
müssen means must, and unterschiedlich means different. Die Kennwörter is the plural subject; after the modal verb müssen, the infinitive sein goes to the end.
der Klick — click
Klick is a loanword used for a mouse click, a tap on a link, or the sound made by the action. Its plural is Klicks, with -s.
Der Klick war deutlich zu hören.
The click could be heard clearly.
deutlich means clearly or distinctly, hören means to hear, and zu hören means to be heard. Der Klick is nominative because it is the subject; war is in position two, while zu hören stands at the end.
Ich mache einen Klick auf den Link.
I click on the link.
machen means to make or do, and der Link means the link. Einen Klick is accusative because it is the object of machen; auf den Link is accusative because auf describes the action directed at the link.
Mit einem Klick öffnet sich die Seite.
The page opens with one click.
mit means with, öffnen means to open, and die Seite means the page. Mit einem Klick is dative because mit always takes the dative; öffnet sich means opens, with sich showing that the page opens itself.
Die Lautstärke des Klicks ist störend.
The volume of the click is annoying.
die Lautstärke means the volume, and störend means annoying or disturbing. Des Klicks is genitive because it identifies whose volume is meant; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Die vielen Klicks bringen keine Besucher.
The many clicks bring no visitors.
viele means many, bringen means bring, and die Besucher means the visitors. Klicks is plural after die vielen, and keine Besucher is accusative because it is the object of bringen.
der Kopfhörer — headphones; headphone
Kopfhörer is a compound of Kopf and Hörer and normally means headphones as a device. Its singular and plural forms are identical, so use the article or context to tell them apart.
Der Kopfhörer ist kaputt.
The headphones are broken.
kaputt means broken. Der Kopfhörer is the nominative subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two; singular and plural look alike, but the article shows singular here.
Ich kaufe einen neuen Kopfhörer.
I am buying new headphones.
kaufe means buy and neu means new. einen neuen Kopfhörer is accusative because kaufen takes a direct object; the adjective takes -en after the masculine article einen.
Mit dem Kopfhörer höre ich Musik.
I listen to music with the headphones.
mit means with and höre Musik means listen to music. mit dem Kopfhörer is dative because mit always takes the dative; the initial prepositional phrase is followed by the finite verb in position two.
Die Batterie des Kopfhörers ist leer.
The headphone battery is empty.
die Batterie means the battery and leer means empty. des Kopfhörers is genitive and shows which device the battery belongs to.
Die Kopfhörer liegen auf dem Tisch.
The headphones are lying on the table.
liegen means are lying and auf dem Tisch means on the table. Kopfhörer is the plural subject; the noun has no plural ending, while auf dem Tisch is dative because it describes a location.
der Link — link; hyperlink; connection; link
In modern everyday German, der Link usually means a digital hyperlink. It is a masculine borrowed noun with the plural die Links.
Der Link funktioniert nicht.
The link does not work.
funktionieren means to work and nicht means not. Der Link is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb funktioniert stands in position two.
Ich kopiere den Link.
I am copying the link.
kopieren means to copy. den Link is accusative because it is the direct object, and the finite verb kopiere stands in position two.
Schick mir bitte den Link.
Please send me the link.
schicken means to send and bitte means please. mir is dative for the recipient, while den Link is accusative for the thing sent.
Die Adresse des Links ist sehr lang.
The link's address is very long.
die Adresse means the address and lang means long. des Links is genitive because it shows which link the address belongs to, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Die Links stehen unten auf der Seite.
The links are at the bottom of the page.
unten means at the bottom and die Seite means the page. Links is plural and takes stehen; der Seite is dative because auf describes a fixed location.
Zwischen den Themen gibt es keinen Link.
There is no connection between the topics.
zwischen means between, die Themen means the topics, and keinen means no. keinen Link is accusative because es gibt takes an accusative object; the finite verb gibt stands in position two.
Wir sehen einen klaren Link zur Geschichte.
We see a clear connection to history.
sehen means to see, klar means clear, and die Geschichte means history. einen klaren Link is accusative because it is the object of sehen, while zur Geschichte means to history; the finite verb sehen stands in position two.
löschen — to delete, erase; to switch off; to extinguish
The object is usually accusative, as in eine Datei löschen. The meaning depends on the object: eine Datei löschen is to delete a file, while eine Kerze löschen is to extinguish a candle.
Ich lösche die alte Datei.
I am deleting the old file.
die alte Datei means the old file. Die alte Datei is accusative because it is what löschen removes, and the finite verb lösche is in position two.
Wir haben die Nachricht gelöscht.
We deleted the message.
die Nachricht is the message. Gelöscht is the Partizip II and combines with haben; haben is in position two and gelöscht goes to the end.
Er löschte das Licht vor dem Schlafengehen.
He switched off the light before going to bed.
das Licht is the light, and vor dem Schlafengehen means before going to bed. Das Licht is accusative because it is the object, and the simple-past form löschte is the finite verb in position two.
Lösch bitte die Datei!
Please delete the file!
bitte means please, and die Datei is the file. Lösch is the command form for du; the object is accusative, and the subject du is normally left out.
Ich würde den Eintrag löschen, wenn er falsch wäre.
I would delete the entry if it were wrong.
der Eintrag is the entry, and falsch means wrong. Würde ... löschen expresses a hypothetical action; löschen stays at the end of the subordinate clause after wenn.
Sie wird die Fotos später löschen.
She will delete the photos later.
die Fotos means the photos, and später means later. Wird is in position two and the infinitive löschen goes to the end; the object is accusative.
die Mailbox — voicemail; answering machine
In modern everyday German, Mailbox usually means voicemail, especially on a mobile phone. In some contexts it can also mean a physical or electronic mailbox, so the surrounding words show the intended meaning.
Die Mailbox ist noch nicht eingerichtet.
The voicemail has not been set up yet.
noch nicht means not yet and eingerichtet means set up. Die Mailbox is nominative because it is the subject; ist eingerichtet is a passive-like state, with eingerichtet at the end.
Ich rufe die Mailbox später an.
I will call the voicemail later.
rufe ... an means call, and später means later. Die Mailbox is accusative because anrufen takes a direct object; in this main clause, rufe is in position two and the prefix an goes to the end.
Ich hinterlasse der Mailbox eine Nachricht.
I leave a message on the voicemail.
hinterlasse means leave and Nachricht means message. Der Mailbox is dative as the recipient, while eine Nachricht is accusative as the thing left; hinterlasse is in position two.
Die Nummer der Mailbox kenne ich nicht.
I do not know the voicemail number.
Nummer means number, kenne means know, and nicht means not. Der Mailbox is genitive because it identifies which number it is; the object die Nummer comes first, so kenne remains in position two.
In diesem Büro gibt es drei Mailboxen.
There are three voicemail systems in this office.
diesem Büro means this office and gibt es means there is or there are. Mailboxen is the plural with -en; after the fixed expression es gibt, the thing that exists is accusative, although the article is not visible after drei.
mailen — to email
Mailen is a regular weak verb and usually takes the recipient in the dative and the thing sent in the accusative: jemandem etwas mailen. The related noun is die Mail; in careful or formal writing, eine E-Mail schicken is also very common.
Ich maile dir die Fotos heute.
I will email you the photos today.
dir means to you, Fotos means photos, and heute means today. Dir is dative because it is the recipient, while die Fotos is accusative as the thing sent; the finite verb maile is in position two.
Ich habe dir die Rechnung gemailt.
I emailed you the bill.
Rechnung means bill or invoice, and dir means to you. Dir is dative as the recipient and die Rechnung is accusative; habe is in position two and gemailt goes at the end because it is the Partizip II.
Sie mailte ihrem Chef den Vertrag.
She emailed her boss the contract.
ihrem Chef means to her boss and Vertrag means contract. Ihrem Chef is dative as the recipient, while den Vertrag is accusative as the thing sent; mailte is the regular simple-past form in position two.
Mail mir bitte die Adresse.
Please email me the address.
mir means to me, bitte means please, and Adresse means address. Mail is the short du imperative; mir is dative as the recipient and die Adresse is accusative as the thing sent.
Ich würde dir die Datei sofort mailen.
I would email you the file immediately.
würde marks the conditional, Datei means file, and sofort means immediately. Dir is dative and die Datei is accusative; with würde, the infinitive mailen goes to the end.
Wir werden Ihnen die Rechnung morgen mailen.
We will email you the bill tomorrow.
Ihnen means to you in the formal form, Rechnung means bill, and morgen means tomorrow. Ihnen is dative as the recipient and die Rechnung is accusative; werden is in position two and the infinitive mailen goes to the end.
das Mobiltelefon — mobile phone
Das Mobiltelefon is the standard term for a mobile phone, although Handy is more common in everyday German. The compound is built from mobil and Telefon, and the final noun controls the neuter gender.
Das Mobiltelefon liegt auf dem Tisch.
The mobile phone is on the table.
liegt means is lying, and auf dem Tisch means on the table. Das Mobiltelefon is nominative because it is the subject; auf takes the dative here because the phone is in a fixed location, not moving onto the table.
Ich habe das Mobiltelefon zu Hause vergessen.
I forgot the mobile phone at home.
zu Hause means at home, and vergessen means forgotten. Das Mobiltelefon is accusative because vergessen takes an accusative object; the perfect uses habe plus the Partizip II vergessen at the end.
Ich gebe dem Mobiltelefon eine neue Hülle.
I give the mobile phone a new case.
geben means give, eine neue Hülle means a new case, and neu means new. Dem Mobiltelefon is dative because it is the recipient, while eine neue Hülle is the accusative thing being given.
Der Akku des Mobiltelefons ist leer.
The mobile phone’s battery is empty.
der Akku means the battery, and leer means empty. Des Mobiltelefons is genitive and shows whose battery it is; the singular subject der Akku takes ist.
Viele Mobiltelefone haben eine gute Kamera.
Many mobile phones have a good camera.
viele means many, haben means have, and eine gute Kamera means a good camera. Mobiltelefone is plural and nominative as the subject; eine gute Kamera is accusative because haben takes an accusative object.
der Monitor — monitor, computer screen
der Monitor usually means a computer screen. In technology, der Bildschirm is also common; Monitor can sound more technical and may refer to professional display equipment.
Der Monitor ist zu dunkel.
The monitor is too dark.
zu dunkel means too dark. Der Monitor is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich kaufe den Monitor online.
I am buying the monitor online.
ich kaufe means I am buying, and online means online. den Monitor is accusative because kaufen takes an accusative object; the finite verb kaufe stands in position two.
Ich arbeite mit dem Monitor.
I work with the monitor.
ich arbeite means I work, and mit means with. dem Monitor is dative because mit always takes the dative; the finite verb arbeite stands in position two.
Die Größe des Monitors passt gut zum Schreibtisch.
The size of the monitor fits the desk well.
die Größe means the size, passt gut means fits well, and der Schreibtisch means the desk. des Monitors is genitive and means of the monitor; zum Schreibtisch is dative because zu takes the dative.
Im Büro stehen drei Monitore.
There are three monitors in the office.
im Büro means in the office, and drei means three. Monitore is plural and is the subject; because the sentence begins with a location phrase, the finite verb stehen comes before the subject.
das Navigationsgerät — navigation device; satnav
In everyday speech, people may also use Navi as a shorter form. A Navigationsgerät can be a separate device or a navigation system built into a car.
Das Navigationsgerät zeigt den Weg.
The navigation device shows the way.
zeigt den Weg means shows the way. Das Navigationsgerät is nominative because it is the subject, while den Weg is accusative because zeigen takes the thing shown as a direct object; zeigt is in position two.
Ich schalte das Navigationsgerät ein.
I switch on the navigation device.
schalte ... ein means switch on. Das Navigationsgerät is accusative because einschalten takes a direct object; the separable verb places schalte in position two and ein at the end.
Wir folgen dem Navigationsgerät.
We follow the navigation device.
folgen means follow. Dem Navigationsgerät is dative because folgen always takes a dative object; the finite verb folgen stands in position two.
Die Stimme des Navigationsgeräts ist laut.
The voice of the navigation device is loud.
Die Stimme means the voice, and laut means loud. Des Navigationsgeräts is genitive because it identifies whose voice it is; the neuter compound takes -s in the genitive.
Viele Navigationsgeräte haben eine Sprachsteuerung.
Many navigation devices have voice control.
Viele means many, and eine Sprachsteuerung means voice control. Navigationsgeräte is plural and nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb haben is in position two.
das Netz — net; mesh; network; system
For an internet or transport system, das Netz can also mean a network. In the expression im Netz, it often means online or on the internet.
Das Netz hängt über dem Tor.
The net is hanging over the goal.
hängt means is hanging, über dem Tor means over the goal, and Tor is a goal in football. Das Netz is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb hängt stands in position two.
Der Torwart hält den Ball im Netz.
The goalkeeper holds the ball in the net.
der Torwart is the goalkeeper, hält means holds, den Ball is the ball, and im Netz means in the net. den Ball is accusative because hält takes a direct object; im Netz is dative because in describes a location here.
Wir spielen am Wochenende im Netz.
We are playing in the net at the weekend.
spielen means to play, am Wochenende means at the weekend, and im Netz means in the net. im is in dem, and the dative is used because in describes a fixed location, not movement into it.
Die Farbe des Netzes ist blau.
The colour of the net is blue.
die Farbe is the colour and blau means blue. des Netzes is genitive because it shows whose colour it is; the noun takes -es and the article is des.
Die Netze der Fischer sind schwer.
The fishermen's nets are heavy.
der Fischer means of the fishermen, and schwer means heavy. Netze is the nominative plural subject, formed with -e and an umlaut; der Fischer is genitive plural.
Das öffentliche Netz ist heute sehr voll.
The public transport network is very crowded today.
öffentliche means public, heute means today, and voll means crowded or full. Das öffentliche Netz is the subject in the nominative, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
In diesem Netz habe ich keinen Empfang.
I have no reception in this network.
in diesem Netz means in this network, and keinen Empfang means no reception or signal. diesem Netz is dative because in describes a location; the verb habe is in position two, after the fronted prepositional phrase.
der Onlineshop — online shop
The English word Onlineshop is also used in German. The plural is formed with -s, as with many modern loanwords.
Der Onlineshop verkauft Schuhe.
The online shop sells shoes.
Schuhe means shoes, and verkauft means sells. Der Onlineshop is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb verkauft stands in position two.
Ich öffne den Onlineshop am Abend.
I open the online shop in the evening.
öffne means open, and am Abend means in the evening. Den Onlineshop is accusative because öffnen takes a direct object; the finite verb öffne stands in position two.
Ich bestelle in dem Onlineshop ein Geschenk.
I order a present from the online shop.
bestelle means order, ein Geschenk means a present, and in dem means in the. Dem Onlineshop is dative because the fixed location preposition in is used here for a place, not a direction.
Die Preise des Onlineshops sind günstig.
The online shop's prices are cheap.
Preise means prices, and günstig means cheap. Des Onlineshops is genitive because it shows whose prices they are; the plural subject Die Preise makes sind stand in position two.
Ich kenne viele Onlineshops.
I know many online shops.
kenne means know, and viele means many. Viele Onlineshops is plural accusative because kennen takes a direct object; the plural has -s.
die PIN — PIN, personal identification number
PIN is an abbreviation of Persönliche Identifikationsnummer, personal identification number. It is feminine because the full word ends in Nummer; German normally uses die PIN, not the English masculine article.
Die PIN steht auf einem sicheren Zettel.
The PIN is written on a secure note.
steht means is written or is located, sicher means safe or secure, and der Zettel means note or piece of paper. Die PIN is nominative because it is the subject, and auf einem sicheren Zettel is dative because auf describes a location here.
Bitte geben Sie die PIN ein.
Please enter the PIN.
Bitte means please and eingeben means enter; geben Sie ... ein is its formal imperative form. Die PIN is accusative because eingeben takes a direct object, and the separable prefix ein moves to the end of the clause.
Ich helfe meiner Mutter mit der PIN.
I help my mother with the PIN.
helfen means help and meine Mutter means my mother. Meiner Mutter is dative because helfen takes a dative person, and mit der PIN is also dative because mit requires the dative.
Die Eingabe der PIN dauert nur wenige Sekunden.
Entering the PIN takes only a few seconds.
die Eingabe means entry or entering, dauert means takes, and wenige Sekunden means a few seconds. Der PIN is genitive because it specifies which entry is meant; with a feminine noun or abbreviation, the genitive article is der.
Viele PINs bestehen aus vier Ziffern.
Many PINs consist of four digits.
viele means many, bestehen aus means consist of, and vier Ziffern means four digits. Viele PINs is plural and takes -s; aus vier Ziffern is dative because aus always takes the dative.
die Plattform — platform; digital platform
The word can mean a railway platform or a digital service such as a website or app. With a location, auf takes the dative; with movement onto a platform, it takes the accusative.
Die Plattform ist heute sehr voll.
The platform is very crowded today.
voll means full or crowded, and heute means today. Die Plattform is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist is in position two.
Ich suche die richtige Plattform.
I am looking for the right platform.
suche means am looking for, and richtig means right or correct. Die Plattform is accusative because suchen takes a direct object; the finite verb suche stands in position two.
Wir warten auf der Plattform.
We are waiting on the platform.
warten means to wait. Auf der Plattform is dative because auf describes a fixed location here, not movement toward it; the finite verb warten is in position two.
Die Farbe der Plattform ist blau.
The colour of the platform is blue.
die Farbe means the colour, and blau means blue. Der Plattform is genitive because it says whose colour it is; the genitive phrase comes before the finite verb ist.
Die Plattformen sind barrierefrei.
The platforms are accessible.
barrierefrei means accessible, especially for people with disabilities. Die Plattformen is plural and therefore takes sind, not singular ist; the subject is in position one.
Viele Menschen verkaufen auf dieser Plattform Kleidung.
Many people sell clothes on this platform.
Viele Menschen means many people, verkaufen means sell, and Kleidung means clothes. Auf dieser Plattform is dative because auf expresses the place where the selling happens; the finite verb verkaufen is in position two.
Die neue Plattform verbindet Firmen und Kunden.
The new platform connects companies and customers.
neu means new, verbindet means connects, Firmen means companies, and Kunden means customers. Firmen und Kunden are accusative objects of verbinden; the finite verb verbindet is in position two.
das Programm — program, schedule; software program; software program
For events or television, das Programm is a schedule or planned list of activities. In computing, it means software; the compound Computerprogramm means computer program.
Das Programm beginnt um acht Uhr.
The program begins at eight o'clock.
beginnt means begins, and um acht Uhr means at eight o'clock. Das Programm is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb beginnt is in position two.
Wir ändern das Programm für morgen.
We are changing the program for tomorrow.
wir means we, ändern means change, and morgen means tomorrow. Das Programm is accusative because ändern takes a direct object; für takes the accusative in für morgen.
Ich folge dem Programm genau.
I follow the program exactly.
ich folge means I follow, and genau means exactly. Dem Programm is dative because folgen requires a dative object, not an accusative one.
Der Beginn des Programms ist um neun Uhr.
The beginning of the program is at nine o'clock.
der Beginn means the beginning, and um neun Uhr means at nine o'clock. Des Programms is genitive and means of the program; the noun takes -s and the article is des.
Die Programme laufen gleichzeitig.
The programs are running at the same time.
laufen means run or are running, and gleichzeitig means at the same time. Die Programme is plural, so the finite verb is laufen, not the singular läuft.
Ich installiere ein neues Programm.
I am installing a new program.
ich installiere means I am installing, and neu means new. Ein neues Programm is accusative because installieren takes a direct object; the adjective ending -es matches the neuter noun after ein.
Dieses Programm ist sehr einfach.
This program is very easy to use.
dieses means this, and einfach means easy or simple. Dieses Programm is nominative as the subject, and ist stands in position two; the adjective after sein has no ending.
der QR-Code — QR code
A QR-Code is a square code that a smartphone can scan to open information, often a website. The abbreviation comes from Quick Response, but German uses the masculine noun der Code.
Der QR-Code führt zur Speisekarte.
The QR code leads to the menu.
führt zu means leads to, and die Speisekarte means the menu. Der QR-Code is nominative because it is the subject; zur is short for zu der, and zu takes the dative.
Ich scanne den QR-Code mit meinem Handy.
I scan the QR code with my phone.
scanne means scan, mit means with, and mein Handy means my mobile phone. Den QR-Code is accusative because scannen takes a direct object; mit meinem Handy is dative because mit always takes the dative.
Ich folge dem QR-Code zur Anmeldung.
I follow the QR code to the registration page.
folge means follow, and die Anmeldung means the registration or sign-in. Dem QR-Code is dative because folgen takes a dative object; zur Anmeldung means to the registration page, with zu plus dative.
Die Farbe des QR-Codes ist zu blass.
The colour of the QR code is too pale.
die Farbe means the colour, and blass means pale. Des QR-Codes is genitive and means of the QR code; the masculine article changes to des, and the noun takes -s.
Die QR-Codes hängen an den Plakaten.
The QR codes are displayed on the posters.
hängen means are hanging, and die Plakate means the posters. QR-Codes is plural with -s; an den Plakaten is dative because it describes a fixed location, not movement.
die Scheckkarte — debit card, bank card
The word is also used for an older cheque-card system; in modern everyday German, Bankkarte or EC-Karte may be more common.
Die Scheckkarte liegt auf dem Tisch.
The debit card is on the table.
liegt means is lying, and auf dem Tisch means on the table. Die Scheckkarte is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb liegt is in position two.
Ich habe die Scheckkarte zu Hause vergessen.
I forgot the debit card at home.
zu Hause means at home, and vergessen means forgotten. Die Scheckkarte is accusative because vergessen takes a direct object; the participle vergessen goes to the end after habe.
Ich bezahle mit der Scheckkarte.
I pay by debit card.
bezahlen means to pay, and mit means with or by. Mit always takes the dative, so die Scheckkarte becomes der Scheckkarte.
Die Nummer der Scheckkarte steht auf dem Formular.
The number of the debit card is on the form.
die Nummer means the number, steht means is written or stands, and das Formular means the form. Der Scheckkarte is genitive because it identifies whose number it is.
Viele Scheckkarten haben eine neue Nummer.
Many debit cards have a new number.
viele means many, and eine neue Nummer means a new number. Scheckkarten is plural and is the subject, so the verb is haben.
senden — to send; to transmit, broadcast; to broadcast, transmit
senden normally takes the thing sent in the accusative and the recipient in the dative, as in jemandem etwas senden. The regular forms sendete and gesendet are standard; sandte and gesandt also occur, especially in formal or literary language.
Ich sende dir die Rechnung heute.
I am sending you the bill today.
dir means to you, die Rechnung means the bill, and heute means today. dir is dative because it is the recipient, while die Rechnung is accusative because it is the thing sent; the finite verb sende stands in position two.
Wir haben die Unterlagen gestern gesendet.
We sent the documents yesterday.
die Unterlagen means the documents, and gestern means yesterday. die Unterlagen is accusative because it is what was sent; the perfect uses haben plus gesendet, with the participle at the end of the clause.
Die Firma sendete den Vertrag per Post.
The company sent the contract by post.
die Firma means the company, den Vertrag means the contract, and per Post means by post. den Vertrag is accusative because it is the direct object; sendete is the regular Präteritum form and stands in position two.
Sende mir bitte die Adresse.
Please send me the address.
mir means to me, bitte means please, and die Adresse means the address. The imperative omits du; mir is dative as the recipient and die Adresse is accusative as the thing being sent.
Ich sendete die Nachricht noch einmal, wenn ich mehr Zeit hätte.
I would send the message again if I had more time.
die Nachricht means the message, noch einmal means again, and mehr Zeit means more time. In careful written German, sendete can express the Konjunktiv II of this regular verb, while the wenn-clause puts hätte at the end; the message is accusative after senden.
Morgen wird sie die Einladung senden.
Tomorrow she will send the invitation.
morgen means tomorrow, and die Einladung means the invitation. Futur I uses wird plus the infinitive senden at the end, forming a sentence bracket; die Einladung is accusative because it is what she will send.
Der Sender sendet heute ein Konzert live.
The broadcaster is broadcasting a concert live today.
der Sender means the broadcaster or station, ein Konzert means a concert, and live means live. ein Konzert is accusative because it is the programme being broadcast; the finite verb sendet stands in position two.
Der Kanal hat die Debatte gestern Abend gesendet.
The channel broadcast the debate yesterday evening.
der Kanal means the channel, die Debatte means the debate, and gestern Abend means yesterday evening. The perfect uses hat with gesendet, which goes to the end; die Debatte is accusative as the broadcast content.
speichern — to save, to store; to retain, to store
speichern is used especially for saving files, photos, and other digital information. It is a regular weak verb and forms the perfect with haben: hat gespeichert.
Ich speichere die Datei auf dem Computer.
I am saving the file on the computer.
die Datei means the file, and auf dem Computer means on the computer. die Datei is accusative because speichern takes a direct object, while auf dem Computer is dative because it describes a fixed location; the finite verb speichere stands in position two.
Wir haben das Foto gespeichert.
We saved the photo.
das Foto means the photo. das Foto is accusative because it is the object of speichern; the perfect uses haben plus gespeichert, with the participle at the end.
Sie speicherte die neuen Daten gestern.
She saved the new data yesterday.
die neuen Daten means the new data, and gestern means yesterday. die neuen Daten is accusative because speichern takes an accusative object; the regular past form speicherte is in position two.
Speicher den Text bitte.
Please save the text.
den Text means the text, and bitte means please. den Text is accusative because it is the object of speichern; the informal imperative speicher stands first and has no subject.
Ich würde die Datei auf einem USB-Stick speichern.
I would save the file on a USB stick.
die Datei means the file, and ein USB-Stick is a USB stick. die Datei is accusative because speichern takes a direct object, while auf einem USB-Stick is dative because it names a fixed storage location; the infinitive speichern stands at the end after würde.
Morgen speichere ich alle Ergebnisse.
Tomorrow I will save all the results.
morgen means tomorrow, and alle Ergebnisse means all the results. alle Ergebnisse is accusative because it is the object of speichern; in the future, werde would normally accompany the infinitive, but German often uses the present tense with a future time word, with speichere still in position two.
Diese Batterie speichert viel Energie.
This battery stores a lot of energy.
diese Batterie means this battery, and viel Energie means a lot of energy. viel Energie is accusative because it is the object of speichern; the finite verb speichert stands in position two.
Der Akku hat genug Strom gespeichert.
The rechargeable battery stored enough electricity.
der Akku means the rechargeable battery, and genug Strom means enough electricity. genug Strom is accusative because speichern takes a direct object; gespeichert goes to the end with the auxiliary hat.
die Startseite — home page, start page
In computing, die Startseite is the main page of a website or app. It is a feminine noun; the plural is die Startseiten.
Die Startseite ist übersichtlich.
The home page is clearly laid out.
übersichtlich means clearly laid out or easy to navigate. Die Startseite is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Ich öffne die Startseite.
I am opening the home page.
ich means I, and öffnen means to open. Die Startseite is accusative because it is the direct object of öffne; the feminine article looks the same in nominative and accusative.
Auf der Startseite stehen die wichtigsten Nachrichten.
The most important news is on the home page.
auf means on, stehen means stand or are displayed, and die wichtigsten Nachrichten means the most important news. Der Startseite is dative because auf expresses a fixed location here; the plural subject die Nachrichten comes after the verb.
Das Design der Startseite ist modern.
The design of the home page is modern.
das Design means the design, and modern means modern. Der Startseite is genitive because it identifies whose design it is; the genitive phrase follows Design.
Viele Startseiten enthalten ein Suchfeld.
Many home pages contain a search field.
viele means many, enthalten means contain, and ein Suchfeld means a search field. Startseiten is plural and nominative as the subject; the verb enthalten agrees with the plural subject.
das Tablet — tablet, tablet computer
Tablet means a tablet computer, not a medicine. The medicine word is Tablette, whose plural is Tabletten.
Das Tablet liegt auf dem Tisch.
The tablet is lying on the table.
liegen means to lie or be lying, and auf dem Tisch means on the table. Das Tablet is nominative because it is the subject, and liegt stands in position two.
Ich lade das Tablet.
I am charging the tablet.
laden means to charge in this context. Das Tablet is accusative because it is the direct object, and lade stands in position two.
Ich lese auf dem Tablet.
I read on the tablet.
lesen means to read, and auf dem Tablet means on the tablet. Here auf describes a location and therefore takes the dative.
Der Akku des Tablets ist leer.
The tablet’s battery is empty.
der Akku means the battery, and leer means empty. Des Tablets is genitive because it shows which device the battery belongs to.
Die Tablets liegen im Klassenzimmer.
The tablets are lying in the classroom.
liegen means are lying, and im Klassenzimmer means in the classroom. Tablets is the plural with -s and is nominative because it is the subject.
das Terminal — terminal, passenger terminal; computer terminal
In transport, Terminal is a passenger building or area at an airport, station, or port. The plural is Terminals, not Terminale.
Das Terminal ist sehr groß.
The terminal is very large.
Sehr groß means very large. Das Terminal is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Wir suchen das Terminal für den Flug nach Berlin.
We are looking for the terminal for the flight to Berlin.
Wir suchen means we are looking for, der Flug is the flight, and nach Berlin means to Berlin. Das Terminal is accusative because suchen takes a direct object; the neuter article das looks the same in nominative and accusative.
Ich warte in dem Terminal auf meine Familie.
I am waiting in the terminal for my family.
Warte means am waiting, meine Familie means my family, and auf means for in this expression. In dem Terminal is dative because in describes a fixed location here, and warte is the finite verb in position two.
Der Eingang des Terminals ist dort hinten.
The entrance to the terminal is back there.
Der Eingang means the entrance, and dort hinten means back there. Des Terminals is genitive because it shows which terminal the entrance belongs to; the finite verb ist is in position two.
Die Terminals schließen um Mitternacht.
The terminals close at midnight.
Schließen means close, and um Mitternacht means at midnight. Terminals is plural and nominative because it is the subject; the plural noun has -s, and schließen stands in position two.
Das Computer-Terminal zeigt eine Fehlermeldung.
The computer terminal displays an error message.
Das Computer-Terminal means the computer terminal, zeigt means displays, and die Fehlermeldung means error message. The compound noun is nominative as the subject, and the finite verb zeigt is in position two.
Bitte melden Sie sich an dem Terminal an.
Please log in at the terminal.
Bitte means please, sich anmelden means to log in, and sich refers to the person logging in. An dem Terminal is dative because an describes the place of the action here; the separable verb anmelden splits into melden ... an in the main clause.