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

die Informatik

Information technology

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

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

## Informatik: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Informatik take die?

Nouns ending in -ik usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 31 of 33 such words take die (93%).

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

## Informatik in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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