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