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title: "Autobatterie: der, die or das? It’s die Autobatterie | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Autobatterie, “car battery”. Accusative: die Autobatterie; dative: der Autobatterie. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/autobatterie/
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# Autobatterie: der, die or das?

die Autobatterie

Car battery

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Autobatterie takes the article die (die Autobatterie). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “car battery” in English.

## Autobatterie: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Car battery
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Autobatterie in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Autobatterie)
- [Autobatterie in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Autobatterie)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Autobatterie take die?

Nouns ending in -ie usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 79 of 81 such words take die (97%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ie)

## Autobatterie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Autobatterie |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Autobatterie |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Autobatterie |

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