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

das Kennzeichen

Licence plate

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

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

## Kennzeichen: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kennzeichen take das?

Nouns ending in -chen (diminutive) usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 17 of 19 such words take das (89%).

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

## Kennzeichen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -chen

[das Brötchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/broetchen/) [das Märchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/maerchen/) [das Kaninchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kaninchen/) [das Frettchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/frettchen/) [das Versprechen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/versprechen/) [das Eichhörnchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eichhoernchen/) [das Gummibärchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gummibaerchen/) [das Schnäppchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schnaeppchen/)

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[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/)

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