Benutzerkonto: der, die or das?
dasBenutzerkonto
Account
Short answer: Benutzerkonto takes the article das (das Benutzerkonto). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “account” in English.
Benutzerkonto: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Account
- Topic
- Technology and media
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Benutzerkonto take das?
Benutzerkonto is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Konto → das Benutzerkonto.
See the article rules →Benutzerkonto in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Benutzerkonto |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Benutzerkonto |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Benutzerkonto |
More words ending in -konto
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
