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title: "Aufenthaltstitel: der, die or das? It’s der Aufenthaltstitel"
description: "Short answer: der Aufenthaltstitel, “residence permit”. Accusative: den Aufenthaltstitel; dative: dem Aufenthaltstitel. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/aufenthaltstitel/
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# Aufenthaltstitel: der, die or das?

der Aufenthaltstitel

Residence permit

maskulin · masculine [Travel](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/travel/) Level: Advanced

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

## Aufenthaltstitel: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Residence permit
- **Topic**: Travel
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Aufenthaltstitel take der?

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

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

## Aufenthaltstitel in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Aufenthaltstitel |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Aufenthaltstitel |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Aufenthaltstitel |

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