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