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