Papiergeld: der, die or das?
dasPapiergeld
Paper money
Short answer: Papiergeld takes the article das (das Papiergeld). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “paper money” in English.
Papiergeld: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Paper money
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Papiergeld take das?
Papiergeld is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Geld → das Papiergeld.
See the article rules →Papiergeld in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Papiergeld |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Papiergeld |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Papiergeld |
More words ending in -geld
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
