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title: "Individualverkehr: der, die or das? It’s der Individualverkehr"
description: "Short answer: der Individualverkehr, “private transport”. Accusative: den Individualverkehr; dative: dem Individualverkehr. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/individualverkehr/
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# Individualverkehr: der, die or das?

der Individualverkehr

Private transport

maskulin · masculine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Advanced

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Individualverkehr in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Individualverkehr)
- [Individualverkehr in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Individualverkehr)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## 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 →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Individualverkehr in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Individualverkehr |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Individualverkehr |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Individualverkehr |

## More words ending in -verkehr

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Verkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/verkehr/) [der Kreisverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kreisverkehr/) [der Berufsverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/berufsverkehr/) [der Schienenverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schienenverkehr/) [der Schienenersatzverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schienenersatzverkehr/) [der Gegenverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gegenverkehr/) [der Nahverkehr](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nahverkehr/)

## More words about city and transport

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/)

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