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The article for

Stereo

das Stereo

Stereo is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Stereos

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Stereo?

Stereo ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Stereo.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Acronym, short form of: stereophony, stereo

[1] Akronym, Kurzform von: Stereophonie, Stereofonie

[2] Rare, acronym, short form of: stereotype

[2] selten, Akronym, Kurzform von: Stereotypie

Examples

[1] The recording was made in stereo, you can hear that the flute on the left stand

[1] Die Aufnahme wurde in Stereo vorgenommen, man hört quasi, dass die Querflöte links stand.

[2] Nowadays there are also films in stereo, i.e. in 3D, so you think you are in the middle of the action

[2] Heutzutage gibt es auch Filme in Stereo, also in 3D, so dass man glaubt mitten im Geschehen zu sein.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Stereo die Stereos
Genitiv des Stereos der Stereos
Dativ dem Stereo den Stereos
Akkusativ das Stereo die Stereos

Pronunciation

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