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

# Inkubationszeit: der, die or das?

die Inkubationszeit

Incubation period

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

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

## Inkubationszeit: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Inkubationszeit take die?

No suffix rule covers Inkubationszeit, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Inkubationszeit as something red.

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

## Inkubationszeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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