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

der Kulturschock

Culture shock

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

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

## Kulturschock: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Culture shock
- **Topic**: Travel
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kulturschock take der?

No suffix rule covers Kulturschock, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Kulturschock as something blue.

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

## Kulturschock in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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