Geldschein: der, die or das?
derGeldschein
Banknote
Short answer: Geldschein takes the article der (der Geldschein). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “banknote” in English.
Geldschein: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Banknote
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Geldschein take der?
Geldschein is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Schein → der Geldschein.
See the article rules →Geldschein in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Geldschein |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Geldschein |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Geldschein |
More words ending in -schein
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
