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

der Grabstein

Gravestone

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

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

## Grabstein: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Grabstein take der?

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

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

## Grabstein in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -stein

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

[der Stein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stein/) [der Edelstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/edelstein/) [der Bernstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bernstein/) [der Meilenstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/meilenstein/) [der Kieselstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kieselstein/) [der Zahnstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zahnstein/) [der Bordstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bordstein/) [der Sandstein](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sandstein/)

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