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

die Verstauchung

Sprain

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

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

## Verstauchung: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Verstauchung 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)

## Verstauchung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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