noun
camera, photo camera
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Fotoapparat means 'camera' or 'photo camera', a masculine noun (der Fotoapparat). Plural Fotoapparate. Declensions include dem Fotoapparat (dative singular) and die Fotoapparate (plural). Common synonym Kamera; used for photographic devices. No special preposition; regular declension. Often used interchangeably with 'Kamera' in everyday language; compound noun typical in German.
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Ich habe meinen Fotoapparat vergessen.
I forgot my camera.
Die Touristen kauften einen Fotoapparat, damit sie im Urlaub bessere Bilder machen konnten.
The tourists bought a camera so that they could take better pictures on holiday.
Mit diesem Fotoapparat habe ich viele Urlaubsbilder gemacht.
I took many holiday photos with this photo camera.
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Imagine an old box camera with a flash and the label 'Fotoapparat' on it
photo apparatus → Fotoapparat
der → picture a male photographer holding the camera
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Common everyday noun for a camera; in casual speech people also say Kamera.