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

das Adoptivkind

Adopted child

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

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

## Adoptivkind: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Adoptivkind take das?

Adoptivkind is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Kind → das Adoptivkind.

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

## Adoptivkind in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -kind

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Kind](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kind/) [das Einzelkind](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einzelkind/) [das Stiefkind](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stiefkind/) [das Pflegekind](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pflegekind/)

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