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

die Benutzerin

User

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

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

## Benutzerin: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Benutzerin take die?

Nouns ending in -erin (female forms of people and jobs) usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 46 of 47 such words take die (97%).

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

## Benutzerin in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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