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

der Unterricht

Instruction

maskulin · masculine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Unterricht: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Instruction
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Unterricht take der?

No suffix rule covers Unterricht, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Unterricht as something blue.

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

## Unterricht in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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