Drogerie

noun
drugstore, cosmetics shop
B1

'Drogerie' (die Drogerie) means a drugstore or cosmetics shop selling toiletries, household and beauty products. It’s feminine with plural 'Drogerien'. Not to be confused with 'Apotheke' (pharmacy). Standard noun declension applies; plural is regular 'Drogerien' and dative plural is 'den Drogerien'.

Examples

Ich kaufe Shampoo in der Drogerie um die Ecke.
I buy shampoo at the drugstore around the corner.
Die Stadtverwaltung schloss die Drogerie, weil die Betreiberin keine Genehmigung besaß.
The city administration closed the drugstore because the proprietor did not have a permit.
Waschmittel bekommst du in der Drogerie.
You can get laundry detergent at the drugstore.

Details

PluralDrogerien

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Drogeriedie Drogerien
genitiveder Drogerieder Drogerien
dativeder Drogerieden Drogerien
accusativedie Drogeriedie Drogerien

Mnemonics

👁️picture a small storefront with signs for soap, shampoo and cosmetics that says 'Drogerie'
👂sounds like 'drug' + 'erie' (like 'bakery') — a shop for drugstore items
⚧️Die Drogerie — feminine: think of the '-ie' ending often being feminine in German

Notes

A Drogerie is a shop selling cosmetics, toiletries, cleaning products and some over-the-counter items; it's not the same as an apotheke (pharmacy) which dispenses prescribed medicines.

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