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title: "Liegewagen: der, die or das? It’s der Liegewagen | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Liegewagen, “couchette car”. Accusative: den Liegewagen; dative: dem Liegewagen. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/liegewagen/
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# Liegewagen: der, die or das?

der Liegewagen

Couchette car

maskulin · masculine [Travel](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/travel/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Liegewagen takes the article der (der Liegewagen). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “couchette car” in English.

## Liegewagen: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Couchette car
- **Topic**: Travel
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Liegewagen in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Liegewagen)
- [Liegewagen in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Liegewagen)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Liegewagen take der?

Liegewagen is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Wagen → der Liegewagen.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Liegewagen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Liegewagen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Liegewagen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Liegewagen |

## More words ending in -wagen

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Wagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wagen/) [der Mietwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mietwagen/) [der Kofferwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kofferwagen/) [der Kinderwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderwagen/) [der Triebwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/triebwagen/) [der Einkaufswagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einkaufswagen/) [der Krankenwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/krankenwagen/) [der Müllwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/muellwagen/)

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