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

das Lesezeichen

Bookmark

neutral · neuter [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Lesezeichen takes the article das (das Lesezeichen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “bookmark” in English.

## Lesezeichen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Bookmark
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Lesezeichen take das?

Nouns ending in -chen (diminutive) usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 17 of 19 such words take das (89%).

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

## Lesezeichen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Lesezeichen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Lesezeichen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Lesezeichen |

## More words ending in -chen

[das Frettchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/frettchen/) [das Schnäppchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schnaeppchen/) [das Veilchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/veilchen/) [das Eichhörnchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eichhoernchen/) [das Plätzchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/plaetzchen/) [das Gänseblümchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gaensebluemchen/) [das Knöllchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knoellchen/) [das Märchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/maerchen/)

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