Noun
der Automat
Pronunciation: /ˌaʊ̯toˈmaːt/
vending machine (short for the lengthy and unusual Verkaufsautomat)
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plural Automaten
Meanings
Noun
- vending machine (short for the lengthy and unusual Verkaufsautomat)
- automaton, machine
- cashpoint, cash machine (short for Geldautomat)
Example sentence
Der Automat ist außer Betrieb.
This vending machine is out of order.
Word forms
singular
der Automat
plural
die Automaten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Automat
Accusativeden Automaten
Dativedem Automaten
Genitivedes Automaten
Plural
Nominativedie Automaten
Accusativedie Automaten
Dativeden Automaten
Genitiveder Automaten
Automat is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- etwas am Automaten kaufen — Buy something from a vending machine.
- der Automat / den Automaten — A weak masculine noun; -en outside nominative singular.
Am Automaten neben dem Eingang kaufte sie eine Flasche Wasser.
She bought a bottle of water from the vending machine beside the entrance.