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

die Intensivstation

Intensive care unit

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

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

## Intensivstation: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Intensive care unit
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Intensivstation take die?

Nouns ending in -ion usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 86 of 86 such words take die (100%).

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

## Intensivstation in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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