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

die Arbeitslosigkeit

Unemployment

feminin · feminine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Arbeitslosigkeit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Unemployment
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Arbeitslosigkeit take die?

Nouns ending in -keit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 34 of 34 such words take die (100%).

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

## Arbeitslosigkeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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