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

# Löschtaste: der, die or das?

die Löschtaste

Delete key

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Löschtaste: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Delete key
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Löschtaste in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/L%C3%B6schtaste)
- [Löschtaste in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/L%C3%B6schtaste)

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

## Why does Löschtaste 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)

## Löschtaste in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -e

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