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The article for

Motorrad

das Motorrad

Motorrad is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Motorräder
English
motorcycle
Level
B1

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Why is it das Motorrad?

Motorrad is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Rad. So it’s das Motorrad.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] two-wheeled, single-track vehicle with a drive engine

[1] zweirädriges, einspuriges Fahrzeug mit Antriebsmotor

Examples

[1] The motorcycle was in the middle of the road.

[1] Das Motorrad stand mitten im Weg.

[1] "And while in the fifties motorcycles were almost always black, the crown-and-heart Vespa is already noticeable because it is white." [1]

[1] „Und während in den Fünfzigern Motorräder fast immer schwarz waren, so fällt die Herz-Kronen-Vespa schon dadurch auf, dass sie weiß ist.“[1]
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Siavasch looked over at me and overlooked the family of four who were driving towards the intersection on a motorcycle." [2]

[1] „Siavasch schaute zu mir rüber und übersah dabei die vierköpfige Familie, die auf einem Motorrad auf die Kreuzung zusteuerte.“[2]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Motorrad die Motorräder
Genitiv des Motorrads des Motorrades der Motorräder
Dativ dem Motorrad dem Motorrade den Motorrädern
Akkusativ das Motorrad die Motorräder

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