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

die Berufswahl

Career choice

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

**Short answer:** Berufswahl takes the article die (die Berufswahl). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “career choice” in English.

## Berufswahl: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Career choice
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Berufswahl take die?

Berufswahl is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Wahl → die Berufswahl.

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

## Berufswahl in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Berufswahl |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Berufswahl |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Berufswahl |

## More words ending in -wahl

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

[die Wahl](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wahl/)

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