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