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

der Betrag

Amount

maskulin · masculine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Betrag takes the article der (der Betrag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “amount” in English.

## Betrag: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Amount
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Betrag take der?

No suffix rule covers Betrag, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Betrag as something blue.

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

## Betrag in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Betrag |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Betrag |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Betrag |

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