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