Short answer: Rad takes the article das (das Rad). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “wheel” in English.
Rad: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Wheel
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Rad take das?
No suffix rule covers Rad, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Rad as something green.
See the article rules →Rad in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Rad |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Rad |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Rad |
Test yourself: City and transport
1 / 5More words about city and transport
All →dieStraßeStreetderNahverkehrLocal transportdieFahrtrichtungDirection of traveldieHauptstraßeMain streetdasHalteverbotNo stoppingdieGegenrichtungOpposite directiondasFahrradBicyclederSpielplatzPlaygrounddieHausnummerHouse numberdasNummernschildLicense platederErsatzbusReplacement busderAnlasserStarter motor
