Word
Das Abo kostet zwanzig Euro pro Monat.
Meaning
The subscription costs twenty euros per month.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Das Abo kostet zwanzig Euro pro Monat.
zwanzig
twenty
der Monat
the month
der Euro
the euro
das Abo
the subscription
Questions & Answers about Das Abo kostet zwanzig Euro pro Monat.
What is the word Abo, and is it short for something?
Abo is the common short form of Abonnement (“subscription”). Both are neuter: das Abo, das Abonnement. Plurals: die Abos, die Abonnements. In everyday German, Abo is far more common.
Why is it das Abo and not der or die?
Because Abo is grammatically neuter. Example cases: nominative das Abo, genitive des Abos, dative dem Abo, accusative das Abo. It’s capitalized here only because it begins the sentence.
Can I drop the article and say Abo kostet …?
No. Singular countable nouns in German normally need an article. Say Das Abo kostet … (specific) or Ein Abo kostet … (any subscription). To speak generally, you can use the plural without an article: Abos kosten …
Why kostet and not kosten?
The subject Das Abo is singular, so the verb is third-person singular: kostet. Present tense: ich koste, du kostest, er/sie/es kostet, wir kosten, ihr kostet, sie/Sie kosten.