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