Do not mix them up
die Glühbirne
Lampe is the fixture; Glühbirne is only the replaceable bulb inside it.
die Lampe
lamp
/ˈlampə/- Plural
- die Lampen
Die Lampe spendet abends warmes Leselicht. The lamp provides warm reading light in the evening. The four cases
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominativ | die Lampe | die Lampen |
| akkusativ | die Lampe | die Lampen |
| dativ | der Lampe | den Lampen |
| genitiv | der Lampe | der Lampen |
A memory tip
Nouns ending in -e adapted from Romance languages are virtually all feminine (die Lampe, die Vase, die Garage).
Useful expressions
die Lampe anmachen
eine Schreibtischlampe
Your own memory picture
A few lines will do.
What does lamp look like to you?
- der· blue
- die· red
- das· green
No drawing skills needed.
The word in real life
When Germans say “Lampe”
In everyday speech, Lampe often means the whole light fixture. Leuchte is the more technical general term.
A tiny dialogue
Benni: Warum brennt die Lampe nicht?Why is the lamp not on?
Luna: Vielleicht ist die Glühbirne kaputt.Maybe the bulb is broken.