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

der Desktop

Desktop

maskulin · masculine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Beginner

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

## Desktop: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Desktop
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Desktop take der?

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

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

## Desktop in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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