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