Why is it das E-Bike?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of E-Bike, so learn the two together: das E-Bike.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Bicycle that is equipped with an electric motor

[1] Fahrrad, das mit einem Elektromotor ausgestattet ist

Examples

[1] Recently I actually went with the e-bike from Leipzig to Dresden

[1] Letztens bin ich doch tatsächlich mit dem E-Bike von Leipzig nach Dresden gefahren.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das E-Bike die E-Bikes
Genitiv des E-Bike des E-Bikes der E-Bikes
Dativ dem E-Bike den E-Bikes
Akkusativ das E-Bike die E-Bikes

Pronunciation

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