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

der Puls

Pulse

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

**Short answer:** Puls takes the article der (der Puls). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “pulse” in English.

## Puls: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Pulse
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Puls take der?

No suffix rule covers Puls, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Puls as something blue.

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

## Puls in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Puls |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Puls |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Puls |

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