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title: "Knöllchen: der, die or das? It’s das Knöllchen (ticket) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: das Knöllchen, “ticket”. Accusative: das Knöllchen; dative: dem Knöllchen. Learn why it takes das and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knoellchen/
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# Knöllchen: der, die or das?

das Knöllchen

Ticket

neutral · neuter [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Knöllchen takes the article das (das Knöllchen). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “ticket” in English.

## Knöllchen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Ticket
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Knöllchen in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Kn%C3%B6llchen)
- [Knöllchen in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Kn%C3%B6llchen)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Knöllchen take das?

Nouns ending in -chen (diminutive) usually take das. In Yupo’s list, 17 of 19 such words take das (89%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-chen)

## Knöllchen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Knöllchen |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Knöllchen |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Knöllchen |

## More words ending in -chen

[das Plätzchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/plaetzchen/) [das Märchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/maerchen/) [das Gummibärchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gummibaerchen/) [das Schnäppchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schnaeppchen/) [das Kaninchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kaninchen/) [das Versprechen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/versprechen/) [das Lesezeichen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lesezeichen/) [das Rotkehlchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/rotkehlchen/)

## More words about city and transport

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/)

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