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