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