Short answer: Busspur takes the article die (die Busspur). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “bus lane” in English.
Busspur: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Bus lane
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Busspur take die?
Busspur is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Spur → die Busspur.
See the article rules →Busspur in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Busspur |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Busspur |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Busspur |
More words ending in -spur
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
