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

der Linienbus

Scheduled bus

maskulin · masculine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Linienbus: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Scheduled bus
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Linienbus take der?

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

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

## Linienbus in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -bus

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

[der Bus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bus/) [der Reisebus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reisebus/) [der Ersatzbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ersatzbus/) [der Shuttlebus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/shuttlebus/) [der Fernbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fernbus/) [der Nachtbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nachtbus/) [der Schulbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schulbus/)

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