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der Stau

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Stau?

It's der Stau. Plural: die Staus.

Meaning
traffic jam
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Transport
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Stau is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Stau in other languages

Czech
zácpa
Slovak
zápcha
Hungarian
dugó
Slovenian
prometni zastoj
Italian
ingorgo
Croatian
prometna gužva
Bosnian
gužva u saobraćaju
Serbian
saobraćajna gužva
Romanian
ambuteiaj
Polish
korek
Ukrainian
затор
Turkish
trafik sıkışıklığı
Arabic
ازدحام مروري
Persian
ترافیک
Dari (Afghanistan)
بیروبار ترافیک
Pashto (Afghanistan)
ګڼه ګوڼه

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