Kinderwagen: der, die or das?
derKinderwagen
Perambulator
Short answer: Kinderwagen takes the article der (der Kinderwagen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “perambulator” in English.
Kinderwagen: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Perambulator
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Kinderwagen take der?
Kinderwagen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Wagen → der Kinderwagen.
See the article rules →Kinderwagen in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Kinderwagen |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Kinderwagen |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Kinderwagen |
More words ending in -wagen
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
