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title: "Abschlag: der, die or das? It’s der Abschlag | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Abschlag, “advance payment”. Accusative: den Abschlag; dative: dem Abschlag. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/abschlag/
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# Abschlag: der, die or das?

der Abschlag

Advance payment

maskulin · masculine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Abschlag takes the article der (der Abschlag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “advance payment” in English.

## Abschlag: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Advance payment
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Abschlag take der?

No suffix rule covers Abschlag, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Abschlag as something blue.

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

## Abschlag in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Abschlag |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Abschlag |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Abschlag |

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