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

der Ladendiebstahl

Shoplifting

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

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

## Ladendiebstahl: word facts

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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Ladendiebstahl take der?

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

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

## Ladendiebstahl in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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