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

die Kirchensteuer

Church tax

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

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

## Kirchensteuer: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Church tax
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kirchensteuer take die?

Kirchensteuer is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Steuer → die Kirchensteuer.

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

## Kirchensteuer in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -steuer

They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

[die Steuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/steuer/) [die Grundsteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/grundsteuer/) [die Mehrwertsteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mehrwertsteuer/) [die Lohnsteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lohnsteuer/) [die Aussteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/aussteuer/) [die Einkommensteuer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einkommensteuer/)

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