Short answer: Direktflug takes the article der (der Direktflug). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “direct flight” in English.
Direktflug: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Direct flight
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Direktflug take der?
Direktflug is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Flug → der Direktflug.
See the article rules →Direktflug in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Direktflug |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Direktflug |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Direktflug |
More words ending in -flug
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
