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

die Achtsamkeit

Mindfulness

feminin · feminine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Achtsamkeit takes the article die (die Achtsamkeit). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “mindfulness” in English.

## Achtsamkeit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Mindfulness
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Achtsamkeit take die?

Nouns ending in -keit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 34 of 34 such words take die (100%).

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

## Achtsamkeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Achtsamkeit |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Achtsamkeit |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Achtsamkeit |

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