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

die Leselampe

Reading lamp

feminin · feminine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Leselampe takes the article die (die Leselampe). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “reading lamp” in English.

## Leselampe: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Reading lamp
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Leselampe take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Leselampe in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Leselampe |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Leselampe |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Leselampe |

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