Interview

See also: interview

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English interview.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɐˌvjuː/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Interview n (strong, genitive Interviews, plural Interviews)

1. interview (journalistic dialogue)

   Synonyms: Befragung, Gespräch

Usage notes

• German Interview is now sometimes used in contexts other than journalism, particularly for a “job interview”. This usage is still felt as an unnecessary anglicism by many or most language users, however. The normal word is Vorstellungsgespräch.

Declension

Declension of Interview [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Interview	die	Interviews
genitive	eines	des	Interviews	der	Interviews
dative	einem	dem	Interview	den	Interviews
accusative	ein	das	Interview	die	Interviews

Derived terms

• interviewen

Related terms

• Exklusivinterview, Fernsehinterview, Radiointerview, Zeitungsinterview

Further reading

• “Interview” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Interview” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Interview” in Duden online
• Interview on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de