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

die Ortung

Location tracking

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

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

## Ortung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Location tracking
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ortung 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)

## Ortung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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