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