Notenbank: der, die or das?
dieNotenbank
Central bank
Short answer: Notenbank takes the article die (die Notenbank). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “central bank” in English.
Notenbank: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Central bank
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Notenbank take die?
Notenbank is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Bank → die Notenbank.
See the article rules →Notenbank in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Notenbank |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Notenbank |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Notenbank |
More words ending in -bank
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
