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

der Vegetarier

Vegetarian

maskulin · masculine [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Vegetarier: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Vegetarian
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Vegetarier take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

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

## Vegetarier in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -er

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