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

die Litfaßsäule

Advertising column

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

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

## Litfaßsäule: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Advertising column
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Litfaßsäule in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Litfa%C3%9Fs%C3%A4ule)
- [Litfaßsäule in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Litfa%C3%9Fs%C3%A4ule)

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

## Why does Litfaßsäule 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)

## Litfaßsäule in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -e

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