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

der Daumen

Thumb

maskulin · masculine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Beginner

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

## Daumen: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Thumb
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Daumen take der?

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

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

## Daumen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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