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