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

die Tastenkombination

Keyboard shortcut

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

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

## Tastenkombination: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Keyboard shortcut
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Tastenkombination take die?

Nouns ending in -ion usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 86 of 86 such words take die (100%).

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

## Tastenkombination in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ion

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