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

der Dachausbau

Loft conversion

maskulin · masculine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Advanced

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

## Dachausbau: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Loft conversion
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Dachausbau take der?

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

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

## Dachausbau in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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