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

das Gymnasium

Grammar school

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

**Short answer:** Gymnasium takes the article das (das Gymnasium). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “grammar school” in English.

## Gymnasium: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Grammar school
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Gymnasium take das?

Nouns ending in -um usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 29 of 29 such words take das (100%).

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

## Gymnasium in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Gymnasium |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Gymnasium |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Gymnasium |

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