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