# der Automat

der Automat is a German noun meaning “automaton”. Forms: des Automaten, die Automaten.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Automaten
- Plural: die Automaten

## In other languages

- Русский: автомат
- Українська: автомат

## Meanings

1. _rare_ automaton, machine
2. _rare_ vending machine (short for the lengthy and unusual Verkaufsautomat)
3. _rare_ cashpoint, cash machine (short for Geldautomat)

## Examples

- In Berlin kann man Bücher an Automaten kaufen. — In Berlin, you can buy books from vending machines.
- Nimmt dieser Automat Euromünzen an? — Does this machine accept euro coins?
- Dieser Automat funktioniert nicht. — This vending machine isn't working.
- Dieser Automat nimmt nur 100-Yen-Münzen an. — This vending machine takes only hundred-yen coins.
- Der Automat ist außer Betrieb. — This vending machine is out of order.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Automat