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