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

das Versprechen

Assurance

neutral · neuter [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Versprechen takes the article das (das Versprechen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “assurance” in English.

## Versprechen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Assurance
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Versprechen take das?

Nouns ending in -chen (diminutive) usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 17 of 19 such words take das (89%).

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

## Versprechen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Versprechen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Versprechen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Versprechen |

## More words ending in -chen

[das Eichhörnchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eichhoernchen/) [das Frettchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/frettchen/) [das Brötchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/broetchen/) [das Gummibärchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gummibaerchen/) [das Kennzeichen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kennzeichen/) [das Lesezeichen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lesezeichen/) [das Hähnchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/haehnchen/) [das Gänseblümchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gaensebluemchen/)

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