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