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