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

der Einkaufszettel

Shopping list

maskulin · masculine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Einkaufszettel takes the article der (der Einkaufszettel). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “shopping list” in English.

## Einkaufszettel: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Shopping list
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Einkaufszettel take der?

No suffix rule covers Einkaufszettel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Einkaufszettel as something blue.

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

## Einkaufszettel in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Einkaufszettel |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Einkaufszettel |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Einkaufszettel |

## More words about shopping and money

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/)

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