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title: "Hörgerät: der, die or das? It’s das Hörgerät (hearing aid) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: das Hörgerät, “hearing aid”. Accusative: das Hörgerät; dative: dem Hörgerät. Learn why it takes das and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hoergeraet/
---

# Hörgerät: der, die or das?

das Hörgerät

Hearing aid

neutral · neuter [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Hörgerät takes the article das (das Hörgerät). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “hearing aid” in English.

## Hörgerät: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Hearing aid
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Hörgerät in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/H%C3%B6rger%C3%A4t)
- [Hörgerät in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/H%C3%B6rger%C3%A4t)

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

## Why does Hörgerät take das?

No suffix rule covers Hörgerät, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Hörgerät as something green.

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

## Hörgerät in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Hörgerät |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Hörgerät |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Hörgerät |

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