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

der Traktor

Tractor

maskulin · masculine [Nature and the outdoors](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/nature-outdoors/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Traktor takes the article der (der Traktor). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “tractor” in English.

## Traktor: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Tractor
- **Topic**: Nature and the outdoors
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Traktor take der?

Nouns ending in -or usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 25 of 26 such words take der (96%).

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

## Traktor in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Traktor |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Traktor |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Traktor |

## More words ending in -or

[der Mentor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mentor/) [der Administrator](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/administrator/) [der Tenor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/tenor/) [der Cursor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/cursor/) [der Prozessor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/prozessor/) [der Kurator](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kurator/) [der Editor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/editor/) [der Sektor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sektor/)

## More words about nature and the outdoors

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