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

die Medizin

Medicine

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

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

## Medizin: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Medizin take die?

No suffix rule covers Medizin, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Medizin as something red.

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

## Medizin in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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