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Bank

Q: Is it der, die, or das Bank?

It is die Bank. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Bank is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What CEFR level is the word Bank?

The German noun Bank is categorized as Beginner (A1) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of die Bank?

The plural form of die Bank is die Bänke. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does die Bank mean in English?

The German word die Bank translates to “bank, bench” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Bank?

Like all German nouns, Bank changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: die Bank Akkusativ: die Bank Dativ: der Bank Genitiv: der Bank These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

bank, bench

Plural: die Bänke

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Why does the noun Bank have the article die?

This noun follows no general suffix rule — its gender is part of the core vocabulary you simply learn alongside the word.

Declension table for German noun Bank

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	die Bank	eine Bank	keine Bank
Akkusativ	die Bank	eine Bank	keine Bank
Dativ	der Bank	einer Bank	keiner Bank
Genitiv	der Bank	einer Bank	keiner Bank
Nominativ	die Bänke	Bänke	keine Bänke
Akkusativ	die Bänke	Bänke	keine Bänke
Dativ	den Bänken	Bänken	keinen Bänken
Genitiv	der Bänke	Bänke	keiner Bänke

Examples in context

Real sentences using Bank in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die nahe Bank ist geschlossen.The nearby bank is closed.	Dort ist eine neue Bank.There is a new bank there.	Keine einzige Bank hat heute offen.Not a single bank is open today.
Akkusativ	Ich sehe die große Bank.I see the big bank.	Er sucht eine gute Bank.He is looking for a good bank.	Wir finden keine offene Bank.We can't find an open bank.
Dativ	Ich sitze auf der hölzernen Bank.I am sitting on the wooden bench.	Er arbeitet bei einer großen Bank.He works at a large bank.	Er vertraut keiner deutschen Bank.He trusts no German bank.
Genitiv	Der Direktor der lokalen Bank ist nett.The director of the local bank is nice.	Der Name einer neuen Bank ist unbekannt.The name of a new bank is unknown.	Die Entscheidung keiner einzigen Bank war falsch.The decision of no single bank was wrong.
Nominativ	Die neuen Bänke sind sehr bequem.The new benches are very comfortable.	Schöne Bänke stehen im Park.Beautiful benches are in the park.	Keine freien Bänke stehen im Park.No free benches are in the park.
Akkusativ	Sie streichen die alten Bänke.They are painting the old benches.	Die Stadt kauft neue Bänke.The city is buying new benches.	Ich mag keine kaputten Bänke.I don't like broken benches.
Dativ	Die Kinder spielen auf den grünen Bänken.The children are playing on the green benches.	Wir sitzen auf bequemen Bänken.We are sitting on comfortable benches.	Man kann auf keinen nassen Bänken sitzen.One cannot sit on any wet benches.
Genitiv	Die Farbe der neuen Bänke gefällt mir.I like the color of the new benches.	Die Restaurierung alter Bänke ist teuer.The restoration of old benches is expensive.	Der Zustand keiner hölzernen Bänke ist gut.The condition of no wooden benches is good.

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Is it der, die, or das Bank?

It is die Bank. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Bank is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What CEFR level is the word Bank?

The German noun Bank is categorized as Beginner (A1) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of die Bank?

The plural form of die Bank is die Bänke. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does die Bank mean in English?

The German word die Bank translates to “bank, bench” in English.

How do you decline die Bank?

Like all German nouns, Bank changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: die Bank
Akkusativ: die Bank
Dativ: der Bank
Genitiv: der Bank

These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

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Why does the noun Bank have the article die?

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Is it der, die, or das Bank?

What CEFR level is the word Bank?

What is the plural of die Bank?

What does die Bank mean in English?

How do you decline die Bank?

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