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

die Biopsie

Biopsy

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

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

## Biopsie: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Biopsie 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)

## Biopsie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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