der Notruf

Plural: die Notrufe
Based on: Not, Ruf
Goethe B1 Noun
  1. the emergency hotline
  2. the emergency call
1.

the emergency hotline

(A fairly famous German crime TV show is called "Notruf")
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Examples
  • Im Notfall wähle ich sofort den Notruf.
  • In an emergency, I immediately call the emergency hotline.
2.

the emergency call

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How many meanings does the German word 'Notruf' have?

Notruf has 2 distinct meanings: 1. the emergency hotline, 2. the emergency call.

What is the gender of 'Notruf'?

der

What is the plural of 'Notruf'?

die Notrufe

What is 'Notruf' related to?

The word 'Notruf' is related to Not and Ruf.

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Word of the Day – “brauchen”
A fun look at "brauchen" (to need), its prefix versions and how to use "brauchen" with verbs. Also: some really cool relations to English and other languages.
Vocab: brauchen, verbrauchen, der Brauch, der Bedarf, Gebrauchsanweisung
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The meaning of “Not” and “nötig”
We’ll look at the family of die Not and find lots of necessary words - literally :).
Vocab: die Not, notwendig, nötig, benötigen, der Notfall
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"rufen" means "to call". "anrufen" also means "to call". And so does "aufrufen". Today, we'll learn all about the family of "rufen" and when to use which word.
Vocab: rufen, der Ruf, anrufen, ausrufen, aufrufen, der Ruhm, berühmt, der Beruf, die Berufung
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