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

die Bescheidenheit

Modesty

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Advanced

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

## Bescheidenheit: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Modesty
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Bescheidenheit take die?

Nouns ending in -heit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 22 of 22 such words take die (100%).

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

## Bescheidenheit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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