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

die Kaufkraft

Spending power

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

**Short answer:** Kaufkraft takes the article die (die Kaufkraft). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “spending power” in English.

## Kaufkraft: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Spending power
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kaufkraft take die?

No suffix rule covers Kaufkraft, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Kaufkraft as something red.

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

## Kaufkraft in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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