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

die Herrenabteilung

Menswear department

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

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

## Herrenabteilung: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Herrenabteilung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Herrenabteilung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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