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