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

die Handarbeit

Handicraft

feminin · feminine [Culture and arts](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/culture-arts/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Handarbeit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Handicraft
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Handarbeit take die?

Handarbeit is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Arbeit → die Handarbeit.

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

## Handarbeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -arbeit

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

[die Arbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/arbeit/) [die Hausarbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hausarbeit/) [die Hybridarbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hybridarbeit/) [die Zusammenarbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zusammenarbeit/) [die Facharbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/facharbeit/) [die Schichtarbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schichtarbeit/) [die Freiwilligenarbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/freiwilligenarbeit/) [die Remote-Arbeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/remote-arbeit/)

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