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The article for

Shampoo

das Shampoo

Shampoo is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Shampoos
English
shampoo
Topic
Bathroom

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Shampoo?

Shampoo ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Shampoo.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Cosmetics: liquid detergent for the hair

[1] Kosmetik: flüssiges Waschmittel für die Haare

Examples

[1] The hairdresser washed the customer's hair with fragrant shampoo.

[1] Der Friseur wusch der Kundin das Haar mit wohlriechendem Shampoo.

[1] "Lost in thought, I lather my hair and rinse out the shampoo." [3]

[1] „Gedankenverloren schäume ich mir das Haar ein und spüle das Shampoo aus.“[3]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Shampoo die Shampoos
Genitiv des Shampoos der Shampoos
Dativ dem Shampoo den Shampoos
Akkusativ das Shampoo die Shampoos

Pronunciation

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