Video

noun
video
B1

Video: a recording or moving-image clip, often digital or online. As a German neuter noun (das Video) its plural is Videos (adds -s). Used for filmed material, video messages or clips. No special prepositions or irregular declension; standard weak noun endings in cases (das Video, des Videos, den Videos, die Videos).

Examples

Ich sehe ein Video.
I'm watching a video.
Der Lehrer zeigte den SchΓΌlern ein Video, damit sie das Experiment besser verstehen konnten.
The teacher showed the students a video so that they could better understand the experiment.
Ich habe ein lustiges Video im Internet gesehen.
I saw a funny video on the internet.

Details

PluralVideos

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Videodie Videos
genitivedes Videosder Videos
dativedem Videoden Videos
accusativedas Videodie Videos

Mnemonics

πŸ‘οΈImagine a small screen labeled 'VIDEO' playing a clip
πŸ‘‚sounds like English 'video' β€” same pronunciation to help remember
⚧️das Video β€” remember 'das' for things that are neutral or objects like 'das Buch' (both end in -o/-ch sound)

Notes

Plural commonly formed with -s (Videos). Widely used in modern German, often in contexts related to internet/media.

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