Questions & Answers about Der Verkehr ist heute stark.
Why is it der Verkehr and not die or das Verkehr?
Because Verkehr is a masculine noun in German, so its basic article is der.
- der Verkehr = the traffic
- grammatical gender in German is something you usually have to learn with the noun
Here, der Verkehr is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.
What exactly does Verkehr mean here?
In this sentence, Verkehr means traffic.
It usually refers to traffic on roads, but depending on context, Verkehr can also appear in other meanings, such as:
- public transport / transit
- movement of vehicles
- in other contexts, even interaction or intercourse in older or more formal usage
But in Der Verkehr ist heute stark, the normal meaning is clearly traffic.
Why does the sentence use ist?