Dieselfahrverbot: der, die or das?
dasDieselfahrverbot
Diesel ban
Short answer: Dieselfahrverbot takes the article das (das Dieselfahrverbot). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “diesel ban” in English.
Dieselfahrverbot: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Diesel ban
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Dieselfahrverbot take das?
Dieselfahrverbot is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Fahrverbot → das Dieselfahrverbot.
See the article rules →Dieselfahrverbot in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Dieselfahrverbot |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Dieselfahrverbot |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Dieselfahrverbot |
More words ending in -fahrverbot
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
