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