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

die Telefonzelle

Telephone booth

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Telefonzelle: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Telephone booth
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Telefonzelle 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)

## Telefonzelle in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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