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

das Vorurteil

Prejudice

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

**Short answer:** Vorurteil takes the article das (das Vorurteil). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “prejudice” in English.

## Vorurteil: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Prejudice
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Vorurteil take das?

No suffix rule covers Vorurteil, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Vorurteil as something green.

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

## Vorurteil in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Vorurteil |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Vorurteil |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Vorurteil |

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