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

die Hirse

Millet

feminin · feminine [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Hirse: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Millet
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hirse 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)

## Hirse in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -e

[die Messe](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/messe/) [die Wolke](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wolke/) [die Raststätte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/raststaette/) [die Eidechse](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eidechse/) [die Runde](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/runde/) [die Holzkohle](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/holzkohle/) [die Hagebutte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hagebutte/) [die Platte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/platte/)

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[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/)

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