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

die Operation

Surgery

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

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

## Operation: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Operation take die?

Nouns ending in -ion usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 86 of 86 such words take die (100%).

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

## Operation in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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