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

der Notgroschen

Savings for a rainy day

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

**Short answer:** Notgroschen takes the article der (der Notgroschen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “savings for a rainy day” in English.

## Notgroschen: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Savings for a rainy day
- **Topic**: Shopping and money
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Notgroschen take der?

Exception: most nouns ending in -chen take das, but Notgroschen takes der. Learn it together with its article.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-chen)

## Notgroschen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

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