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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Fotograf”, which translates to “photographer”. A nervous squirrel photographer in a tiny vest balances on a dandelion, eyes squeezed shut as he trips his oversized camera, triggering a flash that accidentally launches him into the air like a rocket.
A nervous squirrel photographer in a tiny vest balances on a dandelion, eyes squeezed shut as he trips his oversized camera, triggering a flash that accidentally launches him into the air like a rocket.

der Fotograf , -en

A1 · noun

photographer

/fotoˈɡʁaːf/

Plural

Plural die Fotografen

Fotograf in a sentence

Examples

Der Fotograf macht schöne Fotos.

The photographer takes beautiful photos.

Mein Onkel ist ein guter Fotograf.

My uncle is a good photographer.

How to remember it

FOTO-GRAF sounds like 'photo-grahf'. Imagine a photographer taking a picture of a GRAFFITI wall covered in 'FOTO' signs.

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