Bildungsurlaub: der, die or das?
derBildungsurlaub
Educational leave
Short answer: Bildungsurlaub takes the article der (der Bildungsurlaub). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “educational leave” in English.
Bildungsurlaub: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Educational leave
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Bildungsurlaub take der?
Bildungsurlaub is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Urlaub → der Bildungsurlaub.
See the article rules →Bildungsurlaub in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Bildungsurlaub |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Bildungsurlaub |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Bildungsurlaub |
More words ending in -urlaub
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
