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The article for

Lok

die Lok

Lok is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Loks

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Lok?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Lok, so learn the two together: die Lok.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Short for: Locomotive

[1] kurz für: Lokomotive

Examples

For safety reasons, this train even has two locomotives

[1] Dieser Zug hat aus Sicherheitsgründen sogar zwei Loks.

[1] "Then the locomotive whistled up and a fast cloud steam rose from her pipe"

[1] „Dann pfiff die Lok schrill auf, und eine schnelle Wolke Dampf stieg aus ihrer Pfeife.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "across the hilly landscapes - Julia Scherzer drives railcars and heavy locomotives at the ÖBBEN before she completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith."

[1] „Quer durch hügelige Landschaften – Julia Scherzer fährt Triebwagen und schwere Loks bei den ÖBB. Zuvor absolvierte sie eine Ausbildung zur Schlosserin.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Lok die Loks
Genitiv der Lok der Loks
Dativ der Lok den Loks
Akkusativ die Lok die Loks

Pronunciation

In context

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