Anhalteweg: der, die or das?
derAnhalteweg
Stopping distance
Short answer: Anhalteweg takes the article der (der Anhalteweg). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “stopping distance” in English.
Anhalteweg: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Stopping distance
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Anhalteweg take der?
Anhalteweg is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Weg → der Anhalteweg.
See the article rules →Anhalteweg in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Anhalteweg |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Anhalteweg |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Anhalteweg |
More words ending in -weg
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
