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Der, die or das Fahrrad?

das Fahrrad

Gender
neuter
English
bicycle
Plural
die Fahrräder

Why is it das Fahrrad?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Fahrrad. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Fahrrad.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Fahrrad in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Fahrrad: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Fahrrad is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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