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

das Tablett

Tray

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

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

## Tablett: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Tablett take das?

Nouns ending in -ett usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take das (100%).

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

## Tablett in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ett

[das Brikett](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/brikett/) [das Ballett](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ballett/) [das Quartett](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/quartett/) [das Etikett](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/etikett/) [das Parkett](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/parkett/) [das Skelett](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/skelett/)

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