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

die Hardware

Hardware

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Hardware: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Hardware
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hardware 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)

## Hardware in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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