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

das Lesegerät

Reader

neutral · neuter [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Lesegerät: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Reader
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Lesegerät take das?

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

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

## Lesegerät in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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