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

die Gesundheit

Health

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

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

## Gesundheit: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Gesundheit take die?

Nouns ending in -heit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 22 of 22 such words take die (100%).

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

## Gesundheit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -heit

[die Reisekrankheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reisekrankheit/) [die Arbeitssicherheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/arbeitssicherheit/) [die Lerneinheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lerneinheit/) [die Verbundenheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verbundenheit/) [die Geborgenheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/geborgenheit/) [die Minderheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/minderheit/) [die Sicherheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sicherheit/) [die Echtheit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/echtheit/)

## More words about body and health

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/)

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