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title: "Schulbus: der, die or das? It’s der Schulbus (school bus) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Schulbus, “school bus”. Accusative: den Schulbus; dative: dem Schulbus. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schulbus/
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# Schulbus: der, die or das?

der Schulbus

School bus

maskulin · masculine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Beginner

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Schulbus in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Schulbus)
- [Schulbus in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Schulbus)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## 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 →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Schulbus in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Schulbus |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Schulbus |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Schulbus |

## More words ending in -bus

They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

[der Bus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/bus/) [der Reisebus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reisebus/) [der Linienbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/linienbus/) [der Fernbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/fernbus/) [der Nachtbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/nachtbus/) [der Shuttlebus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/shuttlebus/) [der Ersatzbus](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ersatzbus/)

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