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

die Bohrmaschine

Drill

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

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

## Bohrmaschine: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Bohrmaschine take die?

Nouns ending in -ine usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 25 of 25 such words take die (100%).

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

## Bohrmaschine in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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