electrical appliance
das Elektrogerät, die Elektrogeräte
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electrical appliance
A device or machine that is powered by electrical energy. The term covers a wide range of household and kitchen appliances through to consumer electronics.
Defekte Elektrogeräte dürfen nicht im normalen Hausmüll entsorgt werden.
Defective electrical appliances must not be disposed of with normal household waste.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Elektrogeräte |
| genitive | des Elektrogerätes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Elektrogerät | die Elektrogeräte |
| accusative | das Elektrogerät | die Elektrogeräte |
| dative | dem Elektrogerät | den Elektrogeräten |
| genitive | des Elektrogerätes des Elektrogeräts | der Elektrogeräte |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
This word is made up of 'Elektro-' (electro-/electric) and 'Gerät' (device/appliance). 'Elektro-' is the short form of 'elektrisch' (electric), and 'Gerät' means 'apparatus' or 'machine'. So it is literally an electrical appliance.
Die Küche ist voll mit modernen Elektrogeräten.
The kitchen is full of modern electrical appliances.
The element 'Elektro-' is very productive in German. If you know it, you can understand many other words related to electricity, e.g., 'Elektroauto' (electric car), 'Elektrofahrrad' (electric bicycle/e-bike), or 'Elektroheizung' (electric heating).
Mein nächstes Auto wird vielleicht ein Elektroauto sein.
My next car might be an electric car.
Common verbs in connection with electrical appliances describe their life cycle: 'anschließen' (to connect/plug in), 'benutzen' (to use), 'reparieren' (to repair), and 'entsorgen' (to dispose of).
Du musst das neue Elektrogerät erst an die Steckdose anschließen.
You first have to plug the new electrical appliance into the socket.
Alte Elektrogeräte müssen speziell entsorgt werden.
Old electrical appliances must be disposed of specially.
