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

die Notenbank

Central bank

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

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

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

## Notenbank in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Notenbank |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Notenbank |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Notenbank |

## More words ending in -bank

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

[die Bank](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bank/) [die Parkbank](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/parkbank/) [die Datenbank](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/datenbank/) [die Gartenbank](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gartenbank/) [die Fensterbank](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fensterbank/)

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