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

der Speisewagen

Dining car

maskulin · masculine [Travel](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/travel/) Level: Intermediate

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

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

## Speisewagen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -wagen

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

[der Wagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wagen/) [der Müllwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/muellwagen/) [der Kofferwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kofferwagen/) [der Triebwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/triebwagen/) [der Firmenwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/firmenwagen/) [der Schlafwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schlafwagen/) [der Kinderwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kinderwagen/) [der Lastwagen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lastwagen/)

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