Telefonisches

Telefonisches is a German attributive adjective form based on the word telefonisch, meaning related to the telephone. It is used to describe nouns that pertain to telephone communication, services, or technology. The form telefonisches occurs in certain grammatical contexts, most commonly with neuter singular nouns in the absence of a definite article or after negation, and it appears as part of standard noun phrases such as ein telefonisches Angebot or kein telefonisches Angebot. With a definite article, the ending would typically be telefonische (for many neuter-singular nouns), as in das telefonische Angebot or die telefonische Auskunft.

In practice, telefonisches is found in a variety of formal and business contexts. Common usages include terms like telefonische Auskunft (telephone information), telefonische Bestellung (phone order), telefonisches Gespräch (phone conversation), or telefonische Umfrage (telephone survey). The plural form is telefonische, as in telefonische Angebote or telefonische Anfragen.

Etymology and language notes: telefonisch is formed from Telefon (telephone) plus the suffix -isch to create an adjective meaning “telephone-related.” The ending telefonisches reflects German adjective inflection rules and can vary depending on gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies, as well as the presence or absence of a determiner. In everyday language, people often use telefonisch as a concise way to refer to services or activities conducted by telephone.

See also: telephone, telecommunication, telephony, telefonisch information.