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

das Adressbuch

Address book

neutral · neuter [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Beginner

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

## Adressbuch: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Address book
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Adressbuch take das?

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

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

## Adressbuch in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -buch

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

[das Buch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/buch/) [das Handbuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/handbuch/) [das Drehbuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/drehbuch/) [das Tagebuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/tagebuch/) [das Kinderbuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderbuch/) [das Lehrbuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lehrbuch/) [das Sparbuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sparbuch/) [das Notizbuch](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/notizbuch/)

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