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

der Campingurlaub

Camping holiday

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

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

## Campingurlaub: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Camping holiday
- **Topic**: Travel
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Campingurlaub take der?

Campingurlaub is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Urlaub → der Campingurlaub.

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

## Campingurlaub in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -urlaub

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

[der Urlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/urlaub/) [der Kurzurlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kurzurlaub/) [der Bildungsurlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bildungsurlaub/) [der Sonderurlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sonderurlaub/) [der Familienurlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/familienurlaub/) [der Sommerurlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sommerurlaub/) [der Strandurlaub](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/strandurlaub/)

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