Nomen

die Schreibmaschine

typewriter

Meine Großmutter hat noch eine alte Schreibmaschine.

My grandmother still has an old typewriter.

Er tippt den Brief auf der Schreibmaschine.

He is typing the letter on the typewriter.

to type on sth. auf+3 tippen Er tippt den Brief auf der Schreibmaschine.

Synonyms: (no direct ones); Modern equivalents: der Computer, der Laptop

A compound noun made of 'schreiben' (to write) and 'Maschine' (machine). It literally means 'writing machine'.

Just combine the two parts you might already know: 'schreiben' (write) and 'Maschine' (machine).

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