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

die Krankenschwester

Nurse

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

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

## Krankenschwester: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Krankenschwester take die?

Krankenschwester is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Schwester → die Krankenschwester.

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

## Krankenschwester in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -schwester

They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

[die Schwester](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schwester/) [die Stiefschwester](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stiefschwester/)

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