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The article for

Schulbus

der Schulbus

Schulbus is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Schulbusse
English
school bus
Level
B1

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Why is it der Schulbus?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Bus for the transport of students to school and back

[1] Bus für den Transport von Schülern zur Schule und zurück

Examples

[1] "So when it comes to school buses, our boy is sufficiently prepared"

[1] „Also was Schulbusse anbelangt, ist unser Junge ausreichend vorbereitet.“

[1] "The school bus was late"

[1] „Der Schulbus hatte Verspätung.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "She went to school, went over the crunching driveway in her yellow Easter coat and waited, forgetting all her tears, on the yellow school bus, under a cloudy sky that did not promise a lively"

[1] „Sie ging fort zur Schule, ging in ihrem gelben Ostermantel über die knirschende Auffahrt und wartete, all ihre Tränen vergessend, auf den gelben Schulbus, unter einem wolkigen Himmel, der keinen Regen verhieß.“

[1] "You will be transported back and forth with the school bus"

[1] „Sie werden mit dem Schulbus hin- und zurücktransportiert.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Schulbus die Schulbusse
Genitiv des Schulbusses der Schulbusse
Dativ dem Schulbus dem Schulbusse den Schulbussen
Akkusativ den Schulbus die Schulbusse

Pronunciation

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