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

die Einstellung

Setting

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

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

## Einstellung: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Einstellung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Einstellung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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