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

die Chance

Opportunity

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

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

## Chance: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Chance take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Chance in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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