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

die Kostenfalle

Cost trap

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

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

## Kostenfalle: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kostenfalle take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Kostenfalle in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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## More words about shopping and money

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