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