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What's the difference between der Fernseher and das Fernsehen?
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... Just got through the Communication lesson in German, and am curious. Danke!
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"Der Fernseher" refers to a physical television set, which is tangible. "Das Fernsehen" refers to the television industry, or the channels you can watch on the TV. For example: "Ich habe einen neuen Fernseher gekauft." = "I bought a new TV set." But, "Was gibt's heute Nacht im Fernsehen?" = "What's on TV tonight?"
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Thank you! I really appreciate the second example - it's a pretty good use for Fernsehen, and I was looking for one.
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Danke! Appreciate the answer! (p.s. you really read a lot? Sometimes I think I'm an informavore (like a herbivore, but gobble of words and numbers instead of veggies) on a prolonged feeding frenzy!)
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Danke for the breakdown - that's one I hadn't come across yet (Fern+sehen). I always like to try to break words down if I can, it seems to have a snow-ball effect on my learning.
Re Fernsehgerät, is it possible to break this down like Fern+seh(en)+gerät, where (my limited vocabulary - looking for memory hooks here) I can think of gerät like an appliance or something - something that sees far?