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

der Standstreifen

Hard shoulder

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

**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

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

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

## Standstreifen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -reifen

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

[der Reifen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/reifen/) [der Zebrastreifen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zebrastreifen/) [der Sommerreifen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sommerreifen/) [der Ersatzreifen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ersatzreifen/)

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