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

die Patientin

Patient

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

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

## Patientin: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Patientin take die?

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

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

## Patientin in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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