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

das Berufsleben

Working life

neutral · neuter [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Berufsleben: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Working life
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Berufsleben take das?

No suffix rule covers Berufsleben, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Berufsleben as something green.

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

## Berufsleben in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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