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