die Ampel (traffic light)

die Ampel

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Ampel?

It's die Ampel. Plural: die Ampeln.

Meaning
traffic light
Gender
feminine
Level
A2 · Transport
Riddle
Das Signal an der Straße mit Rot, Gelb und Grün.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Ampel is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Ampel in other languages

Czech
semafor
Slovak
semafor
Hungarian
közlekedési lámpa
Slovenian
semafor
Italian
semaforo
Croatian
semafor
Bosnian
semafor
Serbian
semafor
Romanian
semafor
Polish
sygnalizacja świetlna
Ukrainian
світлофор
Turkish
trafik lambası
Arabic
إشارة مرور
Persian
چراغ راهنمایی
Dari (Afghanistan)
چراغ ترافیک
Pashto (Afghanistan)
ترافیکي څراغ

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