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

der Hotelgast

Hotel guest

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

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

## Hotelgast: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hotelgast take der?

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

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

## Hotelgast in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -gast

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

[der Gast](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gast/) [der Fluggast](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fluggast/) [der Fahrgast](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fahrgast/)

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