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

die Trommel

Drum

feminin · feminine [Culture and arts](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/culture-arts/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Trommel: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Drum
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Trommel take die?

No suffix rule covers Trommel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Trommel as something red.

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

## Trommel in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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