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

das Album

Album

neutral · neuter [Culture and arts](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/culture-arts/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Album: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Album
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Album take das?

Nouns ending in -um usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 29 of 29 such words take das (100%).

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

## Album in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -um

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