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

die Festplatte

Hard disk

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

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

## Festplatte: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Hard disk
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Festplatte take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Festplatte in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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