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

der Dachziegel

Roof tile

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

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

## Dachziegel: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Dachziegel take der?

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

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

## Dachziegel in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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