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

die Audiodatei

Audio file

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Audiodatei: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Audio file
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Audiodatei take die?

Nouns ending in -ei usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 15 of 16 such words take die (93%).

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

## Audiodatei in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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