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

der Flüchtling

Refugee

maskulin · masculine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Flüchtling: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Refugee
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Flüchtling in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Fl%C3%BCchtling)
- [Flüchtling in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Fl%C3%BCchtling)

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

## Why does Flüchtling take der?

Nouns ending in -ling usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take der (100%).

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

## Flüchtling in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ling

[der Lehrling](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lehrling/) [der Zwilling](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zwilling/) [der Frühling](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fruehling/) [der Findling](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/findling/) [der Pfifferling](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pfifferling/) [der Schmetterling](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schmetterling/)

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