This deep dive covers Technologie within Media and technology for GCSE German. Revise Media and technology in Theme 3: Communication and the World Around Us for GCSE German with 10 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 2 of 4 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📋 Technologie
Über Technologie zu sprechen heißt, Nomen mit Artikel und Plural zu beherrschen sowie die passenden Verben und Adjektive.
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| das Handy / die Handys | mobile phone |
| der Computer / die Computer | computer |
| das Internet (kein Plural) | internet |
| die App / die Apps | app |
| die Webseite / die Webseiten | website |
| die Nachricht / die Nachrichten | message |
| das Video / die Videos | video |
| der Bildschirm / die Bildschirme | screen |
| das Tablet / die Tablets | tablet |
📋 Verben & Adjektive
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| benutzen | to use |
| surfen (im Internet surfen) | to surf (to surf the internet) |
| herunterladen (lade … herunter) | to download (separable verb) |
| chatten | to chat |
| posten | to post |
| online | online |
| praktisch | practical |
| nützlich | useful |
⭐ Key tech phrases
- im Internet surfen = to surf the internet (in + dative)
- herunterladen is separable: Ich lade die App herunter.
- Ich finde mein Handy sehr praktisch. (opinion + tech)
Ich benutze mein Handy jeden Tag und ich surfe im Internet.
I use my phone every day and I surf the internet.
- benutze — benutzen means "to use"; here in the ich-form.
- im Internet — in takes the dative here, giving im (in + dem).
- surfe — surfen is a loanword verb but takes normal German endings.
Obwohl soziale Medien praktisch sind, lade ich nicht oft Videos herunter.
Although social media is practical, I don't often download videos.
- obwohl sends the verb sind to the end of its clause.
- lade … herunter — herunterladen is separable, so the prefix herunter goes to the end.
- soziale Medien = social media (used in the plural).
Practice questions for Media and technology
What does 'das Handy' mean in English?
What is the German verb for 'to download'?