Vocabulary
das
Fotoalbum
/ˈfoːtoˌʔalbʊm/· noun· Pl. die Fotoalben
photo album
The thick book at your grandparents' with photos glued in — today often an album in the cloud.
CEFR A2Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Forms
- Singular
- das Fotoalbum
- Plural
- die Fotoalben
- Genitiv
- des Fotoalbums
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Fotoalbum
photo album (book)
Im Schrank liegen zehn alte Fotoalben.
There are ten old photo albums in the cupboard.
Word family
Fotoalbumdas Fotothe photodas Albumthe albumfotografierento take photos
Common combinations
- im Fotoalbum blätternto leaf through the photo album
- Fotos ins Album klebento stick photos into the album
Common learner mistakes
- die Fotoalbumsdie Fotoalben-um words often form the plural with -en: das Album → die Alben, das Museum → die Museen.
Real examples
- Schau mal, das alte Fotoalbum von meiner Mutter!Look, my mother's old photo album!
- Wir haben den ganzen Abend im Fotoalbum geblättert.We leafed through the photo album all evening.
- Meine Oma hat für jedes Enkelkind ein Fotoalbum gemacht.My grandma made a photo album for every grandchild.
