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

die Ordnung

Order

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

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

## Ordnung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Order
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ordnung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Ordnung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ung

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