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

die Grammatik

Grammar

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

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

## Grammatik: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Grammatik take die?

Nouns ending in -ik usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 31 of 33 such words take die (93%).

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

## Grammatik in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ik

[die Romantik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/romantik/) [die Linguistik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/linguistik/) [die Rubrik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rubrik/) [die Informatik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/informatik/) [die Filmmusik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/filmmusik/) [die Robotik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/robotik/) [die Literaturkritik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/literaturkritik/) [die Plastik](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/plastik/)

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