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

das Sortiment

Assortment

neutral · neuter [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Sortiment takes the article das (das Sortiment). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “assortment” in English.

## Sortiment: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Assortment
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Sortiment take das?

Nouns ending in -ment usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 10 of 10 such words take das (100%).

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

## Sortiment in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Sortiment |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Sortiment |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Sortiment |

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