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

der Onlinedienst

Online service

maskulin · masculine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Onlinedienst: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Online service
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Onlinedienst take der?

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

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

## Onlinedienst in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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