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