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

die Krankengymnastik

Physiotherapy

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

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

## Krankengymnastik: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Krankengymnastik take die?

Nouns ending in -ik usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 31 of 33 such words take die (93%).

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

## Krankengymnastik in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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