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

die Zusammenfassung

Abstract

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

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

## Zusammenfassung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Abstract
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Zusammenfassung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Zusammenfassung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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