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

der Fotoapparat

Camera

maskulin · masculine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Fotoapparat takes the article der (der Fotoapparat). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “camera” in English.

## Fotoapparat: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Camera
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Fotoapparat take der?

Fotoapparat is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Rat → der Fotoapparat.

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

## Remember it by color

In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Fotoapparat as something blue.

Always say and write the word with its article: not “Fotoapparat” but “der Fotoapparat”.

## More words ending in -rat

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

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