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

die Karosserie

Bodywork

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

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

## Karosserie: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Bodywork
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Karosserie 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)

## Karosserie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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