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

das Fachgeschäft

Specialty store

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

**Short answer:** Fachgeschäft takes the article das (das Fachgeschäft). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “specialty store” in English.

## Fachgeschäft: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Specialty store
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Fachgeschäft in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Fachgesch%C3%A4ft)
- [Fachgeschäft in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Fachgesch%C3%A4ft)

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

## Why does Fachgeschäft take das?

Fachgeschäft is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Geschäft → das Fachgeschäft.

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

## Fachgeschäft in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Fachgeschäft |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Fachgeschäft |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Fachgeschäft |

## More words ending in -geschäft

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Geschäft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/geschaeft/) [das Schuhgeschäft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schuhgeschaeft/)

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