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

