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How do you say "hard drive" in German?

Festplatte.

Phrase

In German, "hard drive" is Festplatte..

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Pronunciation

Pronounced 'FEST-plaht-teh', with stress on the first syllable and a clear 'plaht' sound.

Grammar notes

"Festplatte." is a set phrase used as shown in the example below.

Example sentence

hard drive

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How to remember Festplatte.

Festplatte breaks into 'fest' (firm) and 'Platte' (plate or disk), literally a 'firm disk', a nice literal description of a hard drive.

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Questions about Festplatte.

How do you say "hard drive" in German?

In German, "hard drive" is Festplatte.. It's a common phrase.

How is Festplatte. used in a sentence?

Use Festplatte. as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. For example: (hard drive).

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