Der, die or das Akku?
der Akku
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- rechargeable battery
- Plural
- die Akkus
Short for der Akkumulator, which is why it is masculine.
Why is it der Akku?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Akku. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Akku.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Akku vom Handy ist leer.The battery of the phone is empty.
- Ich lade den Akku auf.I charge the battery.
Akku in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Akku: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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