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

die Größe

Size

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Beginner

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

## Größe: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Size
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Größe in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Gr%C3%B6%C3%9Fe)
- [Größe in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Gr%C3%B6%C3%9Fe)

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

## Why does Größe 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)

## Größe in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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