Verkehrssünder: der, die or das?
derVerkehrssünder
Traffic offender
Short answer: Verkehrssünder takes the article der (der Verkehrssünder). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “traffic offender” in English.
Verkehrssünder: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Traffic offender
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Advanced
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Verkehrssünder take der?
Nouns ending in -er usually take der. In Yupo’s list, 290 of 353 such words take der (82%).
See the article rules →Verkehrssünder in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Verkehrssünder |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Verkehrssünder |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Verkehrssünder |
