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

die Kundschaft

Clientele

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

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

## Kundschaft: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Clientele
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Kundschaft take die?

Nouns ending in -schaft usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 41 of 41 such words take die (100%).

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

## Kundschaft in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -schaft

[die Mutterschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mutterschaft/) [die Mehrheitsgesellschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mehrheitsgesellschaft/) [die Lesegesellschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lesegesellschaft/) [die Wirtschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wirtschaft/) [die Gewerkschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gewerkschaft/) [die Fluggesellschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fluggesellschaft/) [die Dorfgemeinschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/dorfgemeinschaft/) [die Gesellschaft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gesellschaft/)

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