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

die Fleischerei

Butcher's shop

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

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

## Fleischerei: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Butcher's shop
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Fleischerei take die?

Nouns ending in -ei usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 15 of 16 such words take die (93%).

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

## Fleischerei in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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