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

der Diabetes

Diabetes

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

**Short answer:** Diabetes takes the article der (der Diabetes). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “diabetes” in English.

## Diabetes: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Diabetes
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Diabetes take der?

No suffix rule covers Diabetes, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Diabetes as something blue.

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

## Diabetes in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Diabetes |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Diabetes |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Diabetes |

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