Konto

noun
account
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Konto means account, typically a bank account or financial account. It’s a neuter noun (das Konto) with plural Konten. Genitive des Kontos. Declension regular but plural takes -en (Konten). Used for bank, online and accounting contexts. No irregular gender; watch spelling in genitive forms.

Examples

Die Bank sperrte das Konto, nachdem ungewöhnliche Zahlungen entdeckt wurden.
The bank blocked the account after unusual payments were discovered.
Ich habe ein Konto.
I have an account.
Ich habe ein neues Konto bei der Bank eröffnet.
I opened a new account at the bank.

Details

PluralKonten

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedas Kontodie Konten
genitivedes Kontosder Konten
dativedem Kontoden Konten
accusativedas Kontodie Konten

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine a bank statement with the word KONTO at the top.
👂Sounds like 'count-oh' (an account has counts).
⚧️das Konto — think of the neutral bank vault (no gender).

Notes

Konto is commonly used for bank accounts. Plural is usually Konten.

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