# der Apparat

der Apparat is a German noun meaning “apparatus”. Forms: des Apparates, die Apparate.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Apparates
- Plural: die Apparate

## In other languages

- Русский: аппарат, прибор, приспособление

## Meanings

1. apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument)
2. apparat, apparatus (organisation, especially bureaucratic)
3. the entirety of an editor's critical notes to a text, (loosely also) other appended information, such as indices etc.
4. accessory; appliance; apparatus
   - Mit diesem Apparat misst man die Stromstärke.

## Examples

- Ein gewisser Herr Braun ist am Apparat. — It's a phone call from a Mr Brown.
- Wer ist bitte am Apparat? — Who's calling, please?
- Bitte bleiben Sie einen Moment am Apparat. — Please hold the line a moment.
- Bekommt man eine Außenverbindung mit diesem Apparat? — Can I make an outside call on this phone?
- Holen Sie Tom an den Apparat! — Get Tom on the phone.

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