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