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