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