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

die Dekoration

Decoration

feminin · feminine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Dekoration: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Decoration
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Dekoration take die?

Nouns ending in -ion usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 86 of 86 such words take die (100%).

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

## Dekoration in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ion

[die Tradition](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/tradition/) [die Konzentration](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/konzentration/) [die Familientradition](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/familientradition/) [die Beta-Version](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/beta-version/) [die Illustration](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/illustration/) [die Promotion](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/promotion/) [die Abstraktion](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/abstraktion/) [die Intensivstation](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/intensivstation/)

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