Noun
die Sparkasse
Pronunciation: /ˈʃpaʁkasə/
savings bank
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plural Sparkassen
Meanings
Noun
- savings bank
- thrift (US term for a savings institution)
Example sentence
Mein Konto habe ich seit Jahren bei der Sparkasse.
I've had my account at the savings bank for years.
Word forms
singular
die Sparkasse
plural
die Sparkassen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Sparkasse
Accusativedie Sparkasse
Dativeder Sparkasse
Genitiveder Sparkasse
Plural
Nominativedie Sparkassen
Accusativedie Sparkassen
Dativeden Sparkassen
Genitiveder Sparkassen
Usage
- bei der Sparkasse — At or with a savings bank.
- Sparkasse / Sparkonto — Sparkasse is the institution; Sparkonto is a savings account.
Die Sparkasse liegt gegenüber dem Bahnhof.
The savings bank is opposite the station.