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

der Hinflug

Outbound flight

maskulin · masculine [Travel](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/travel/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Hinflug: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Outbound flight
- **Topic**: Travel
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hinflug take der?

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

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

## Hinflug in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -flug

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

[der Flug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/flug/) [der Direktflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/direktflug/) [der Rückflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rueckflug/) [der Anschlussflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/anschlussflug/) [der Charterflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/charterflug/) [der Ausflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ausflug/) [der Langstreckenflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/langstreckenflug/) [der Inlandsflug](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/inlandsflug/)

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