Short answer: Straßenbahn takes the article die (die Straßenbahn). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “tram” in English.
Straßenbahn: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Tram
- Topic
- Travel
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Straßenbahn take die?
No suffix rule covers Straßenbahn, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Straßenbahn as something red.
See the article rules →Straßenbahn in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Straßenbahn |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Straßenbahn |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Straßenbahn |
