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

der Egoismus

Selfishness

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

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

## Egoismus: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Selfishness
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Egoismus take der?

Nouns ending in -ismus usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take der (100%).

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

## Egoismus in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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