Vocabulary
der
Filter
/ˈfɪltɐ/· noun· Pl. die Filter
filter (device; digital: photos, search, spam)
Der Filter — in the coffee machine (der Kaffeefilter), the car or the extractor hood, and online: photo filters, search filters and spam filters (in technical language also das Filter).
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Forms
- Singular
- der Filter
- Plural
- die Filter
- Genitiv
- des Filters
One word, many lives
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Filter
filter (device)
Der Filter der Dunstabzugshaube muss regelmäßig gereinigt werden.
The filter of the extractor hood has to be cleaned regularly.
Word family
Filterfilternto filterder Kaffeefiltercoffee filterder Spamfilterspam filterdie Filterblasefilter bubble
Common combinations
- den Filter wechselnto change the filter
- einen Filter verwendento use a filter
- einen Filter setzento set a filter
- durch den Filter laufento run through the filter
Common learner mistakes
- die Filter (one filter)der FilterIn everyday German Filter is masculine (das Filter only in technical texts); die Filter is the plural.
Real examples
- Die E-Mail der Bank landete im Spamordner, weil der Filter sie für Werbung hielt.The bank's email ended up in the spam folder because the filter took it for advertising.
- Wenn das Wasser bei Ihnen sehr kalkhaltig ist, lohnt sich ein Filter für die Kaffeemaschine.If your water is very hard, a filter for the coffee machine is worth it.
- Mit dem richtigen Filter kann man sich in der Suche nur Wohnungen mit Balkon anzeigen lassen.With the right filter you can have the search show only flats with a balcony.
