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Thermostat: der, die or das?

dasThermostat

Thermostat

neutral · neuterHome and daily lifeLevel: Advanced

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

Thermostat: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Thermostat
Topic
Home and daily life
Yupo level
Advanced

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Why does Thermostat take das?

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

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Thermostat in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?das Thermostat
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?das Thermostat
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Thermostat

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