die Herdplatte
burner
An individual heated surface on a stove where you place pots and pans to heat or cook food.
EXAMPLE
Stell den Topf bitte auf die hintere Herdplatte.
Please put the pot on the back burner.
die Herdplatte
burner
die Herdplatte, die Herdplatten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Herdplatte, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Herdplatten |
| genitive | der Herdplatte |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Herdplatte | die Herdplatten |
| accusative | die Herdplatte | die Herdplatten |
| dative | der Herdplatte | den Herdplatten |
| genitive | der Herdplatte | der Herdplatten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Herdplatte' (burner) is made up of 'Herd' (stove) and 'Platte' (plate). The first part indicates which appliance the plate belongs to.
EXAMPLE
Unser Herd hat vier Herdplatten.
Our stove has four burners.
Direction and location
When placing a pot on a burner, use 'auf die Herdplatte' (onto the burner) with the accusative. When the pot is already there, use 'auf der Herdplatte' (on the burner) with the dative.
EXAMPLE
Ich stelle die Pfanne auf die Herdplatte.
I'm putting the pan on the burner.
Die Pfanne steht auf der Herdplatte.
The pan is on the burner.
Typical collocations
Common phrases include 'die Herdplatte einschalten' (to turn the burner on), 'die Herdplatte ausschalten' (to turn the burner off), and 'die Herdplatte herunterdrehen' (to turn the burner down). Here, 'herunterdrehen' (to turn down) refers to reducing the heat.
EXAMPLE
Dreh die Herdplatte herunter, sobald das Wasser kocht.
Turn the burner down as soon as the water boils.
In real life
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