Why is it das Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding ends in -ing, and most nouns ending in -ing are neuter: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -ing das
Meaning
[1] Financing: Method for financing (mostly via the Internet) of different projects over many different people
[1] Finanzierung: Methode zur Finanzierung (meist über das Internet) von verschieden Projekten über viele verschiedene PersonenExamples
[1] Thanks to crowdfunding, I was able to achieve my film
[1] Dank des Crowdfundings konnte ich meinen Film verwirklichen.
[1] Crowdfunding is arrived in Austria after years of lethargy
[1] Crowdfunding ist nach Jahren der Lethargie in Österreich angekommen.
Grammar note
The word "crowdfunding" was named Anglicism of 2012
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Crowdfunding | — |
| Genitiv | des Crowdfundings | — |
| Dativ | dem Crowdfunding | — |
| Akkusativ | das Crowdfunding | — |
Pronunciation
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