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

die Badematte

Bath mat

feminin · feminine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Badematte: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Bath mat
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Badematte take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Badematte in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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