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

# Lichtmaschine: der, die or das?

die Lichtmaschine

Alternator

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

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

## Lichtmaschine: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Alternator
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Lichtmaschine take die?

Nouns ending in -ine usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 25 of 25 such words take die (100%).

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

## Lichtmaschine in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ine

[die Küchenmaschine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kuechenmaschine/) [die Nähmaschine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/naehmaschine/) [die Platine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/platine/) [die Kabine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kabine/) [die Kantine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kantine/) [die Gardine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gardine/) [die Mandarine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mandarine/) [die Bohrmaschine](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bohrmaschine/)

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