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

der Ventilator

Blower

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

**Short answer:** Ventilator takes the article der (der Ventilator). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “blower” in English.

## Ventilator: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Blower
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ventilator take der?

Nouns ending in -or usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 25 of 26 such words take der (96%).

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

## Ventilator in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Ventilator |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Ventilator |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Ventilator |

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