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

das Nachtlicht

Nightlight

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

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

## Nachtlicht: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Nightlight
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Nachtlicht take das?

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

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

## Nachtlicht in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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