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

das Geschäft

Shop

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

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

## Geschäft: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Shop
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Geschäft take das?

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

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

## Geschäft in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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