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Is it der, die oder das Elektrogerät?

DAS

The correct article in German of Elektrogerät is das. So it is das Elektrogerät! (nominative case)

The word Elektrogerät is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Elektrogerät?

How does the declension of Elektrogerät work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative das Elektrogerät die Elektrogeräte
Genitive des Elektrogerätes des Elektrogeräts der Elektrogeräte
Dative dem Elektrogerät dem Elektrogeräte den Elektrogeräten
Akkusative das Elektrogerät die Elektrogeräte

What is the meaning of Elektrogerät in German?

Elektrogerät is defined as:

[1] devices that are driven or operated with electrical current

[1] Geräte, die mit elektrischen Strom angetrieben beziehungsweise betrieben werden

How to use Elektrogerät in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Elektrogerät with translations in English.

[1] Elektrogeräte dürfen nicht in den Hausmüll geworfen werden, sondern müssen gesondert zu den entsprechenden Entsorgungsstellen gebracht werden.

[1] Electrical devices must not be thrown into household waste, but must be brought separately to the corresponding disposal points

[1] Elektrogeräte ohne VDE-Kennzeichnung können eine gefährliche Anschaffung sein.

[1] Electrical devices without VDE identification can be a dangerous purchase

How do you pronounce Elektrogerät?

Elektrogerät

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