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