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

der Kindersitz

Child safety seat

maskulin · masculine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Beginner

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

## Kindersitz: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Child safety seat
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kindersitz take der?

No suffix rule covers Kindersitz, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Kindersitz as something blue.

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

## Kindersitz in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Kindersitz |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Kindersitz |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Kindersitz |

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