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der Lichtschalter

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Lichtschalter?

It's der Lichtschalter. Plural: die Lichtschalter.

Meaning
light switch
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · At home
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Lichtschalter in other languages

Czech
vypínač
Slovak
vypínač
Hungarian
villanykapcsoló
Slovenian
stikalo
Italian
interruttore
Croatian
prekidač
Bosnian
prekidač
Serbian
prekidač
Romanian
întrerupător
Polish
włącznik
Ukrainian
вимикач
Turkish
ışık düğmesi
Arabic
مفتاح
Persian
کلید برق
Dari (Afghanistan)
کلید برق
Pashto (Afghanistan)
د څراغ سویچ

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