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

# Lungenentzündung: der, die or das?

die Lungenentzündung

Pneumonia

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

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

## Lungenentzündung: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Lungenentzündung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Lungenentz%C3%BCndung)
- [Lungenentzündung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Lungenentz%C3%BCndung)

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

## Why does Lungenentzündung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Lungenentzündung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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