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