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Der, die or das Urlaub?

der Urlaub

Gender
masculine
English
vacation, holiday
Plural
die Urlaube

Why is it der Urlaub?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Urlaub. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Urlaub.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Urlaub in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Urlaub: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Urlaub is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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