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