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der Schalter

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Schalter?

It's der Schalter. Plural: die Schalter.

Meaning
switch
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Tools
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Schalter in other languages

Czech
vypínač
Slovak
vypínač
Hungarian
kapcsoló
Slovenian
stikalo
Italian
interruttore
Croatian
prekidač
Bosnian
prekidač
Serbian
prekidač
Romanian
întrerupător
Polish
włącznik
Ukrainian
вимикач
Turkish
düğme
Arabic
مفتاح كهرباء
Persian
کلید برق
Dari (Afghanistan)
سویچ
Pashto (Afghanistan)
سویچ

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