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

der Käufer

Buyer

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

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

## Käufer: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Buyer
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Käufer in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/K%C3%A4ufer)
- [Käufer in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/K%C3%A4ufer)

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

## Why does Käufer take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

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

## Käufer in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -er

[der Weiher](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/weiher/) [der Lorbeer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lorbeer/) [der Sticker](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sticker/) [der Stoßdämpfer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stossdaempfer/) [der Fußgänger](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fussgaenger/) [der Putzeimer](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/putzeimer/) [der Compiler](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/compiler/) [der Taucher](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/taucher/)

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