Why is it das Bremsen?

Bremsen is the verb bremsen used as a noun, and verbs used as nouns are always neuter: das Bremsen.

More verbs used as nouns
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Reducing the speed of a companion

[1] die Verringerung der Geschwindigkeit eines Gefährts

Examples

[1] The timely braking had saved her life

[1] Das rechtzeitige Bremsen hatte ihr das Leben gerettet.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Bremsen —
Genitiv des Bremsens —
Dativ dem Bremsen —
Akkusativ das Bremsen —

Pronunciation

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