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title: "Abgasuntersuchung: der, die or das? It’s die Abgasuntersuchung"
description: "Short answer: die Abgasuntersuchung, “emissions test”. Accusative: die Abgasuntersuchung; dative: der Abgasuntersuchung. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/abgasuntersuchung/
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# Abgasuntersuchung: der, die or das?

die Abgasuntersuchung

Emissions test

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Abgasuntersuchung takes the article die (die Abgasuntersuchung). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “emissions test” in English.

## Abgasuntersuchung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Emissions test
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Abgasuntersuchung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Abgasuntersuchung)
- [Abgasuntersuchung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Abgasuntersuchung)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Abgasuntersuchung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ung)

## Abgasuntersuchung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Abgasuntersuchung |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Abgasuntersuchung |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Abgasuntersuchung |

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