Breakdown of Das Arbeitszeitkonto zeigt meine Überstunden.
zeigen
to show
meine
my; (feminine or plural, nominative or accusative)
die Überstunde
overtime
das Arbeitszeitkonto
the working-time account
Questions & Answers about Das Arbeitszeitkonto zeigt meine Überstunden.
Why is Arbeitszeitkonto written as one long word?
German very often combines nouns into a single compound noun. Arbeitszeitkonto is made up of:
- Arbeit = work
- Arbeitszeit = working time / work hours
- Konto = account
So Arbeitszeitkonto is literally a work-time account, meaning a record or balance of your working hours. In English, we usually write this as separate words, but in German it is normal to join them into one noun.
Why is it das Arbeitszeitkonto and not der or die?
In German, the gender of a compound noun is determined by the last part of the word. Here, the last part is Konto, and Konto is neuter:
- das Konto
So the whole compound is also neuter:
- das Arbeitszeitkonto
This is a very useful rule for compound nouns in German.
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