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

das Fastfood

Fast food

neutral · neuter [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Fastfood: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Fast food
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Fastfood take das?

No suffix rule covers Fastfood, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Fastfood as something green.

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

## Fastfood in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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