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

das Rotkehlchen

Robin

neutral · neuter [Nature and the outdoors](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/nature-outdoors/) Level: Intermediate

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

## Rotkehlchen: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Robin
- **Topic**: Nature and the outdoors
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Rotkehlchen in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Rotkehlchen)
- [Rotkehlchen in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Rotkehlchen)

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

## Why does Rotkehlchen 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)

## Rotkehlchen in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -chen

[das Knöllchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/knoellchen/) [das Versprechen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/versprechen/) [das Plätzchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/plaetzchen/) [das Gänseblümchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gaensebluemchen/) [das Lesezeichen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/lesezeichen/) [das Radieschen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/radieschen/) [das Hähnchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/haehnchen/) [das Eichhörnchen](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eichhoernchen/)

## More words about nature and the outdoors

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/nature-outdoors/)

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