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

der Bon

Receipt

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

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

## Bon: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Receipt
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Bon in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Bon)
- [Bon in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Bon)

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

## Why does Bon take der?

No suffix rule covers Bon, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Bon as something blue.

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

## Bon in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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