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

die Heiratsurkunde

Marriage certificate

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Heiratsurkunde takes the article die (die Heiratsurkunde). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “marriage certificate” in English.

## Heiratsurkunde: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Marriage certificate
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Heiratsurkunde take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Heiratsurkunde in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Heiratsurkunde |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Heiratsurkunde |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Heiratsurkunde |

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