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title: "Gigabyte: der, die or das? It’s das Gigabyte (gigabyte) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: das Gigabyte, “gigabyte”. Accusative: das Gigabyte; dative: dem Gigabyte. Learn why it takes das and test yourself with a mini quiz."
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# Gigabyte: der, die or das?

das Gigabyte

Gigabyte

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

**Short answer:** Gigabyte takes the article das (das Gigabyte). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “gigabyte” in English.

## Gigabyte: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Gigabyte
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Gigabyte take das?

Gigabyte is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Byte → das Gigabyte.

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

## Gigabyte in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Gigabyte |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Gigabyte |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Gigabyte |

## More words ending in -byte

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

[das Byte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/byte/) [das Megabyte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/megabyte/) [das Kilobyte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kilobyte/)

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