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

die Inflation

Inflation

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

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

## Inflation: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Inflation
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Inflation take die?

Nouns ending in -ion usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 86 of 86 such words take die (100%).

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

## Inflation in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ion

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