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

die Körpersprache

Body language

feminin · feminine [Relationships and community](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/relationships-community/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Körpersprache: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Body language
- **Topic**: Relationships and community
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Körpersprache in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/K%C3%B6rpersprache)
- [Körpersprache in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/K%C3%B6rpersprache)

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

## Why does Körpersprache take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Körpersprache in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -e

[die Puppe](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/puppe/) [die Pfanne](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/pfanne/) [die Hefe](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hefe/) [die Tischdecke](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/tischdecke/) [die Preiselbeere](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/preiselbeere/) [die Geschenkkarte](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/geschenkkarte/) [die Teilnahmequote](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/teilnahmequote/) [die Reiseapotheke](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reiseapotheke/)

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