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

die Ergotherapie

Occupational therapy

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

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

## Ergotherapie: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ergotherapie 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)

## Ergotherapie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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