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

die Jugend

Youth

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Jugend: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Youth
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Jugend take die?

No suffix rule covers Jugend, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Jugend as something red.

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

## Jugend in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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