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

der Tourismus

Tourism

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

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

## Tourismus: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Tourismus take der?

Nouns ending in -ismus usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 7 of 7 such words take der (100%).

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

## Tourismus in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ismus

[der Surrealismus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/surrealismus/) [der Egoismus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/egoismus/) [der Massentourismus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/massentourismus/) [der Journalismus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/journalismus/) [der Expressionismus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/expressionismus/) [der Impressionismus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/impressionismus/)

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