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

das Aquarium

Aquarium

neutral · neuter [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Aquarium takes the article das (das Aquarium). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “aquarium” in English.

## Aquarium: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Aquarium
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Aquarium take das?

Nouns ending in -um usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 29 of 29 such words take das (100%).

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

## Aquarium in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Aquarium |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Aquarium |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Aquarium |

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