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

die Nachhilfe

Tutoring

feminin · feminine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Nachhilfe: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Tutoring
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Nachhilfe 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)

## Nachhilfe in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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