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