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