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Bahnticket: der, die or das?

dasBahnticket

Train ticket

neutral · neuterTravelLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Bahnticket takes the article das (das Bahnticket). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “train ticket” in English.

Bahnticket: word facts

Article
das
Gender
neutral (neuter)
English
Train ticket
Topic
Travel
Yupo level
Intermediate

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Why does Bahnticket take das?

Bahnticket is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Ticket → das Bahnticket.

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Bahnticket in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?das Bahnticket
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?das Bahnticket
Dativindirect object: to whom?dem Bahnticket

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