die Datenbank

B2

database

English meaning
database
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Datenbanken
Vocabulary package
Computers & Software

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Datenbank in a sentence

Die Datenbank speichert alle Kundeninformationen.

The database stores all customer information.

Declension of die Datenbank

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Datenbankdie Datenbanken
Accusativedie Datenbankdie Datenbanken
Dativeder Datenbankden Datenbanken
Genitiveder Datenbankder Datenbanken

Word family

die Datenbank is built from die Daten (data) and die Bank (bank/bench). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Datenbank comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Wortes Datum und dem Substantiv Bank sowie dem Fugenelement -en

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Questions about Datenbank

Is it der, die or das Datenbank?

It is die Datenbank — Datenbank is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Datenbanken.

What is the plural of Datenbank?

The plural of die Datenbank is die Datenbanken.

What is the genitive of Datenbank?

The genitive singular is der Datenbank. The dative plural is den Datenbanken.

What does Datenbank mean in English?

die Datenbank means "database". For example: "Die Datenbank speichert alle Kundeninformationen." — "The database stores all customer information."

What level is Datenbank in German?

Datenbank is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the computers & software vocabulary.

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