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

die Personenwaage

Bathroom scales

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

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

## Personenwaage: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Bathroom scales
- **Topic**: Home and daily life
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Personenwaage 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)

## Personenwaage in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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