die Festplatte

B1

hard drive

English meaning
hard drive
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Festplatten
Vocabulary package
Computers & Software

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Festplatte in a sentence

Mein Computer hat eine große Festplatte.

My computer has a large hard drive.

Declension of die Festplatte

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Festplattedie Festplatten
Accusativedie Festplattedie Festplatten
Dativeder Festplatteden Festplatten
Genitiveder Festplatteder Festplatten

Word family

die Festplatte is built from das Fest (festival). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Festplatte comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus dem Adjektiv fest und dem Substantiv Platte

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Questions about Festplatte

Is it der, die or das Festplatte?

It is die Festplatte — Festplatte is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Festplatten.

What is the plural of Festplatte?

The plural of die Festplatte is die Festplatten.

What is the genitive of Festplatte?

The genitive singular is der Festplatte. The dative plural is den Festplatten.

What does Festplatte mean in English?

die Festplatte means "hard drive". For example: "Mein Computer hat eine große Festplatte." — "My computer has a large hard drive."

What level is Festplatte in German?

Festplatte is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the computers & software vocabulary.

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