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

die Maustaste

Mouse button

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

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

## Maustaste: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Mouse button
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Maustaste 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)

## Maustaste in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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