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

die Datenpanne

Data leak

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Datenpanne: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Data leak
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Datenpanne 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)

## Datenpanne in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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