Die Herdplatte ist noch heiß, also warte ich einen Moment.

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Breakdown of Die Herdplatte ist noch heiß, also warte ich einen Moment.

• ich: I
• noch: still (up to now)
• also: so

Questions & Answers about Die Herdplatte ist noch heiß, also warte ich einen Moment.

Why is it die Herdplatte?

Herdplatte is a feminine noun, so in the nominative singular it takes die.

• die Herdplatte = the hotplate / stove burner / hob
• German nouns have grammatical gender, and you usually just have to learn it with the noun.

Here, die Herdplatte is the subject of the first clause, so the nominative article is used.

What does Herdplatte literally mean?

It is a compound noun:

• der Herd = stove
• die Platte = plate

So die Herdplatte literally means something like stove plate, which in natural English is usually hotplate, burner, or hob, depending on the context.

A useful rule: in German compound nouns, the last part determines the gender. Since Platte is feminine, Herdplatte is also feminine.

What does noch mean here?

Here noch means still.

So:

• Die Herdplatte ist noch heiß = The hotplate is still hot

It suggests that the hotplate was hot before and continues to be hot now.