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

das Sodbrennen

Heartburn

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

**Short answer:** Sodbrennen takes the article das (das Sodbrennen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “heartburn” in English.

## Sodbrennen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Heartburn
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Sodbrennen take das?

No suffix rule covers Sodbrennen, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Sodbrennen as something green.

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

## Sodbrennen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Sodbrennen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Sodbrennen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Sodbrennen |

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