Sparschwein: der, die or das?
dasSparschwein
Piggy bank
Short answer: Sparschwein takes the article das (das Sparschwein). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “piggy bank” in English.
Sparschwein: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Piggy bank
- Topic
- Shopping and money
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Sparschwein take das?
No suffix rule covers Sparschwein, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Sparschwein as something green.
See the article rules →Sparschwein in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Sparschwein |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Sparschwein |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Sparschwein |
