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

das Darlehen

Advance

neutral · neuter [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Darlehen takes the article das (das Darlehen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “advance” in English.

## Darlehen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Advance
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Darlehen take das?

No suffix rule covers Darlehen, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Darlehen as something green.

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

## Darlehen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Darlehen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Darlehen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Darlehen |

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