Is it der, die oder das Nationalbank?
DIE
The correct article in German of Nationalbank is die. So it is die Nationalbank! (nominative case)
The word Nationalbank is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Nationalbank?
How does the declension of Nationalbank work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Nationalbank | die Nationalbanken |
| Genitive | der Nationalbank | der Nationalbanken |
| Dative | der Nationalbank | den Nationalbanken |
| Akkusative | die Nationalbank | die Nationalbanken |
What is the meaning of Nationalbank in German?
Nationalbank is defined as:
[1] Banking: Central central bank of a state
[1] Bankwesen: zentrale Notenbank eines StaatesHow to use Nationalbank in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nationalbank with translations in English.
[1] „Die Nationalbank hielt Ende 2013 rund 82 Prozent ihrer physischen Goldreserven in England.“
[1] "The National Bank held around 82 percent of its physical gold reserves in England at the end of 2013"How do you pronounce Nationalbank?
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