Why is it das Knöllchen?
Knöllchen ends in -chen, and almost all nouns ending in -chen are neuter: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -chen das
Meaning
Examples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Knöllchen | die Knöllchen |
| Genitiv | des Knöllchens | der Knöllchen |
| Dativ | dem Knöllchen | den Knöllchen |
| Akkusativ | das Knöllchen | die Knöllchen |
Pronunciation
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