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

die Digitalkamera

Digital camera

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

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

## Digitalkamera: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Digital camera
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Digitalkamera take die?

Digitalkamera is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Kamera → die Digitalkamera.

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

## Digitalkamera in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -kamera

They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

[die Kamera](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kamera/)

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