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

# Demokratie: der, die or das?

die Demokratie

Democracy

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Demokratie: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Democracy
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Demokratie take die?

Nouns ending in -ie usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 79 of 81 such words take die (97%).

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

## Demokratie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ie

[die Biografie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/biografie/) [die Familie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/familie/) [die Fotografie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fotografie/) [die Ikonografie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ikonografie/) [die Typografie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/typografie/) [die Biopsie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/biopsie/) [die Tragödie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/tragoedie/) [die Petersilie](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/petersilie/)

## More words about relationships and community

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/)

[der Familienname Family name](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/familienname/) [der Freund Friend](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/freund/) [die Parade Parade](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/parade/) [die Konfirmation Confirmation](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/konfirmation/) [das Spiel Game](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/spiel/) [der Treffpunkt Meeting point](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/treffpunkt/) [die Empathie Empathy](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/empathie/) [die Integration Integration](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/integration/) [die Spende Donation](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/spende/) [das Ehrenamt Volunteering](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ehrenamt/) [die Kommunion Communion](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kommunion/) [das Miteinander Togetherness](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/miteinander/)

## die Demokratie and 4,544 more words

In Yupo, every word comes with its article: hear it, say it, type it. The words you get wrong go into their own list. Start for free.

[Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6762095984?pt=127929268&ct=web_en_word_cta&mt=8) [Get it free on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.artikel.mobile.de&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dweb%26utm_medium%3Dword_cta%26utm_campaign%3Dweb_en)

![Yupo the rabbit waving](https://yupolearn.com/_astro/default.ENR8SEKT_1h4h1g.webp)