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