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

der Ingenieur

Engineer

maskulin · masculine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Ingenieur takes the article der (der Ingenieur). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “engineer” in English.

## Ingenieur: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Engineer
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ingenieur take der?

Nouns ending in -eur usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take der (100%).

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

## Ingenieur in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Ingenieur |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Ingenieur |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Ingenieur |

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