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

die Müdigkeit

Fatigue

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

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

## Müdigkeit: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Müdigkeit in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/M%C3%BCdigkeit)
- [Müdigkeit in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/M%C3%BCdigkeit)

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

## Why does Müdigkeit take die?

Nouns ending in -keit usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 34 of 34 such words take die (100%).

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

## Müdigkeit in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -keit

[die Ehrlichkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ehrlichkeit/) [die Übelkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/uebelkeit/) [die Teamfähigkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/teamfaehigkeit/) [die Herzlichkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/herzlichkeit/) [die Fruchtbarkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fruchtbarkeit/) [die Einsamkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einsamkeit/) [die Fähigkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/faehigkeit/) [die Dankbarkeit](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/dankbarkeit/)

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