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

die Verletzung

Injury

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

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

## Verletzung: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Verletzung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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

## Verletzung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -ung

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## More words about body and health

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/)

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## die Verletzung and 4,544 more words

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