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title: "Advent: der, die or das? It’s der Advent (Advent) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Advent, “Advent”. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/advent/
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# Advent: der, die or das?

der Advent

Advent

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

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

## Advent: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Advent
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Advent take der?

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

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

## Remember it by color

In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Advent as something blue.

Always say and write the word with its article: not “Advent” but “der Advent”.

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