Fußgängerampel: der, die or das?
dieFußgängerampel
Traffic light for pedestrians
Short answer: Fußgängerampel takes the article die (die Fußgängerampel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “traffic light for pedestrians” in English.
Fußgängerampel: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Traffic light for pedestrians
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Fußgängerampel take die?
Fußgängerampel is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Ampel → die Fußgängerampel.
See the article rules →Fußgängerampel in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Fußgängerampel |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Fußgängerampel |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Fußgängerampel |
More words ending in -ampel
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
