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

die Kost

Fare

feminin · feminine [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Kost: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Fare
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kost take die?

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

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

## Kost in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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