Klapprad: der, die or das?
dasKlapprad
Folding bike
Short answer: Klapprad takes the article das (das Klapprad). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “folding bike” in English.
Klapprad: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Folding bike
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Klapprad take das?
Klapprad is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Rad → das Klapprad.
See the article rules →Klapprad in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Klapprad |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Klapprad |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Klapprad |
More words ending in -rad
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
