Sommerurlaub: der, die or das?
derSommerurlaub
Summer holiday
Short answer: Sommerurlaub takes the article der (der Sommerurlaub). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “summer holiday” in English.
Sommerurlaub: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Summer holiday
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Sommerurlaub take der?
Sommerurlaub is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Urlaub → der Sommerurlaub.
See the article rules →Sommerurlaub in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Sommerurlaub |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Sommerurlaub |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Sommerurlaub |
More words ending in -urlaub
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
