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

die Monatsgebühr

Monthly fee

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

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

## Monatsgebühr: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Monatsgebühr in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Monatsgeb%C3%BChr)
- [Monatsgebühr in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Monatsgeb%C3%BChr)

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

## Why does Monatsgebühr take die?

Monatsgebühr is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Gebühr → die Monatsgebühr.

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

## Monatsgebühr in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -gebühr

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

[die Gebühr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gebuehr/) [die Jahresgebühr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/jahresgebuehr/) [die Studiengebühr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/studiengebuehr/) [die Roaming-Gebühr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/roaming-gebuehr/) [die Mahngebühr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mahngebuehr/)

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