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

die Drogerie

Druggist’s shop

feminin · feminine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Drogerie: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Druggist’s shop
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Drogerie take die?

Nouns ending in -ie usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 79 of 81 such words take die (97%).

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

## Drogerie in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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