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

das Hybridauto

Hybrid car

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

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

## Hybridauto: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Hybrid car
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hybridauto take das?

Hybridauto is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Auto → das Hybridauto.

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

## Hybridauto in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -auto

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

[das Auto](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/auto/) [das Mietauto](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mietauto/) [das Elektroauto](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/elektroauto/)

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