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

die Rücklage

Reserve

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Advanced

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

## Rücklage: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Reserve
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Rücklage in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/R%C3%BCcklage)
- [Rücklage in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/R%C3%BCcklage)

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

## Why does Rücklage 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)

## Rücklage in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -e

[die Kostenfalle](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kostenfalle/) [die Grille](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/grille/) [die Kerze](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kerze/) [die Zugabe](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zugabe/) [die Kontaktaufnahme](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kontaktaufnahme/) [die Fernreise](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fernreise/) [die Güte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/guete/) [die Fischtheke](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fischtheke/)

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