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

das Schuhgeschäft

Shoe shop

neutral · neuter [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Schuhgeschäft takes the article das (das Schuhgeschäft). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “shoe shop” in English.

## Schuhgeschäft: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Shoe shop
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Schuhgeschäft in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Schuhgesch%C3%A4ft)
- [Schuhgeschäft in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Schuhgesch%C3%A4ft)

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

## Why does Schuhgeschäft take das?

Schuhgeschäft is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Geschäft → das Schuhgeschäft.

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

## Schuhgeschäft in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Schuhgeschäft |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Schuhgeschäft |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Schuhgeschäft |

## More words ending in -geschäft

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Geschäft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/geschaeft/) [das Fachgeschäft](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fachgeschaeft/)

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