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

der Verkäufer

Salesperson

maskulin · masculine [Career and learning](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/career-learning/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Verkäufer: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Salesperson
- **Topic**: Career and learning
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Verkäufer in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Verk%C3%A4ufer)
- [Verkäufer in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Verk%C3%A4ufer)

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

## Why does Verkäufer take der?

Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).

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

## Verkäufer in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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