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title: "Fahrbahn: der, die or das? It’s die Fahrbahn (carriageway) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Fahrbahn, “carriageway”. Accusative: die Fahrbahn; dative: der Fahrbahn. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
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# Fahrbahn: der, die or das?

die Fahrbahn

Carriageway

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Fahrbahn in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Fahrbahn)
- [Fahrbahn in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Fahrbahn)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## 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 →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Fahrbahn in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Fahrbahn |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Fahrbahn |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Fahrbahn |

## More words ending in -bahn

They all take die, because the last part decides the article.

[die Bahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bahn/) [die Startbahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/startbahn/) [die S-Bahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/s-bahn/) [die Bergbahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bergbahn/) [die U-Bahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/u-bahn/) [die Straßenbahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/strassenbahn/) [die Regionalbahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/regionalbahn/) [die Laufbahn](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/laufbahn/)

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