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