The device (10) for analyzing a test liquid, such as urine or saliva, has an inlet chamber (54), processing chambers (36,37) and an analysis element (39). The inlet chamber is adapted to receive the test liquid. The test liquid is brought from the inlet chamber to the analysis element through the processing chambers. The volume of the processing chamber is enlarged, and the test liquid is sucked from the input chamber to the processing chamber by an enlargement of the volume of the processing chamber.