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

die Grundschule

Elementary school

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

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

## Grundschule: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Grundschule 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)

## Grundschule in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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