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

das Megabyte

Megabyte

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

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

## Megabyte: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Megabyte take das?

Megabyte is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Byte → das Megabyte.

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

## Megabyte in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -byte

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Byte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/byte/) [das Gigabyte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gigabyte/) [das Kilobyte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kilobyte/)

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