Reserverad: der, die or das?
dasReserverad
Spare wheel
Short answer: Reserverad takes the article das (das Reserverad). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “spare wheel” in English.
Reserverad: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Spare wheel
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Reserverad take das?
Reserverad is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Rad → das Reserverad.
See the article rules →Reserverad in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Reserverad |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Reserverad |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Reserverad |
More words ending in -rad
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
