Benachrichtigung

notification

noun be-nakh-RIKH-ti-goong Rare

Usage Note

Benachrichtigung is the German word for a notification (push notification, alert). Benachrichtigungen aktivieren/deaktivieren (enable/disable notifications) is standard in app settings. Also used in formal contexts for official notification.

Examples

"Ich habe die Benachrichtigungen für diese App ausgeschaltet."

Natural Translation

I turned off the notifications for this app.

Literal Translation

I have the notifications for this app switched off.

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