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

der Trost

Solace

maskulin · masculine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Trost: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Solace
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Trost take der?

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

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

## Trost in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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