German word

mailen

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmɛɪ̯lən/

Meaning

  • verbemail

Example

Ich maile meiner Oma.

I email my grandmother.

Illustration for mailen (email)

More examples

Ich maile meinem Vater die Hausaufgaben.

I email my father the homework.

Core concept

A message leaving one person's electronic mailbox and arriving in another person's mailbox.

Common phrases

  • jemandem mailen

    email somebody

  • eine Nachricht mailen

    send an email message

Similar words

E-Mail schreiben: Composing an email for transmission to another person.
senden: Sending a message or data to a recipient.
schreiben: Creating and communicating a message in writing.

Definition in German

Eine Nachricht per E-Mail an jemanden senden.

Word origin

The verb is formed from English mail in the electronic-mail sense with the German infinitive ending -en.

Usage tips

  • The recipient normally appears in the dative, as in Ich maile meiner Oma, and mailen is an informal regular verb.

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