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das Konto

  • A2
  • Noun
  • Shopping & Money

bank account

/das ˈkɔnto/

Meaning and translations

Definition

A record held by a bank of a person’s or organisation’s funds and payment transactions.

Translations
English
bank account
Français
compte bancaire
Türkçe
banka hesabı
Polski
konto bankowe
Русский
банковский счёт
Українська
банківський рахунок

Grammar & classification

Article
das
Gender
—
Plural
Konten
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
A2
Topics
Shopping & MoneyPrimary

Usage examples

  1. Das Konto ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “bank account”.
  2. Der Text nennt das Konto.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “bank account”.
  3. Der Text handelt vom Konto.DativSing.The text is about “bank account”.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Konto/ˈkɔnto/
  • Article phrase
    das Konto/das ˈkɔnto/
  • Plural
    Konten/ˈkɔntən/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdas Kontodie Konten
Akkusativdas Kontodie Konten
Dativdem Kontoden Konten
Genitivdes Kontosder Konten

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationein Konto eröffnen
  • CollocationGeld auf das Konto überweisen
  • Prepositional constructionauf dem Kontoauf + Dativ

Semantic relations

  • Semantically relatedEC-Karte — debit card
  • Semantically relatedÜberweisung — bank transfer

    A Überweisung transfers money between accounts; a Konto is a record of money balances and payment transactions maintained by a bank.

Word formation and word family

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