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

die Festanstellung

Permanent position

feminin · feminine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Festanstellung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Permanent position
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Festanstellung 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)

## Festanstellung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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