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