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

der Impfstoff

Vaccine

maskulin · masculine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Impfstoff: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Vaccine
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Impfstoff take der?

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

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

## Impfstoff in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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