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