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

die Essstörung

Eating disorder

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

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

## Essstörung: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Essstörung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Essst%C3%B6rung)
- [Essstörung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Essst%C3%B6rung)

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

## Why does Essstörung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Essstörung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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