Short answer: Abfahrt takes the article die (die Abfahrt). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “departure” in English.
Abfahrt: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Departure
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Abfahrt take die?
No suffix rule covers Abfahrt, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Abfahrt as something red.
See the article rules →Abfahrt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Abfahrt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Abfahrt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Abfahrt |
