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