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

die Bakterie

Bacterium

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

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

## Bakterie: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Bakterie take die?

Nouns ending in -ie usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 79 of 81 such words take die (97%).

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

## Bakterie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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