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

der Ferienjob

Holiday job

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

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

## Ferienjob: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Holiday job
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ferienjob take der?

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

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

## Ferienjob in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -job

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

[der Job](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/job/) [der Werkstudentenjob](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/werkstudentenjob/)

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