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

die Umwelt

Environment

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

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

## Umwelt: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Environment
- **Topic**: Nature and the outdoors
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Umwelt take die?

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

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

## Umwelt in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words about nature and the outdoors

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/nature-outdoors/)

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