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

der Müll

Garbage

maskulin · masculine [Home and daily life](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/home-life/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Müll takes the article der (der Müll). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “garbage” in English.

## Müll: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Garbage
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Müll in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/M%C3%BCll)
- [Müll in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/M%C3%BCll)

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

## Why does Müll take der?

No suffix rule covers Müll, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Müll as something blue.

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

## Müll in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Müll |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Müll |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Müll |

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