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title: "Belegschaft: der, die or das? It’s die Belegschaft | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Belegschaft, “personnel”. Accusative: die Belegschaft; dative: der Belegschaft. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
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# Belegschaft: der, die or das?

die Belegschaft

Personnel

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

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

## Belegschaft: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Belegschaft take die?

Nouns ending in -schaft usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 41 of 41 such words take die (100%).

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

## Belegschaft in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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