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title: "Negativzins: der, die or das? It’s der Negativzins | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Negativzins, “negative interest”. Accusative: den Negativzins; dative: dem Negativzins. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/negativzins/
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# Negativzins: der, die or das?

der Negativzins

Negative interest

maskulin · masculine [Shopping and money](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/shopping-money/) Level: Advanced

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Negativzins in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Negativzins)
- [Negativzins in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Negativzins)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## 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 →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Negativzins in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Negativzins |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Negativzins |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Negativzins |

## More words ending in -zins

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Zins](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zins/) [der Leitzins](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/leitzins/)

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