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

die Lieferung

Delivery

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

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

## Lieferung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Delivery
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Lieferung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Lieferung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ung

[die Rodung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rodung/) [die Schüttung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schuettung/) [die Sendung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sendung/) [die Reiseversicherung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reiseversicherung/) [die Enttäuschung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/enttaeuschung/) [die Wanderung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wanderung/) [die Zuwendung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zuwendung/) [die Beleuchtung](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/beleuchtung/)

## More words about shopping and money

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