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

die Biografie

Biography

feminin · feminine [Culture and arts](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/culture-arts/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Biografie: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Biography
- **Topic**: Culture and arts
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Biografie 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)

## Biografie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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