Why is it das Rädchen?
Rädchen 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
[1] Small bike
[1] kleines RadExamples
[1] There are often several cogs in wristwatches
[1] In Armbanduhren sind oft mehrere Rädchen.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Rädchen | die Rädchen | die Räderchen |
| Genitiv | des Rädchens | der Rädchen | der Räderchen |
| Dativ | dem Rädchen | den Rädchen | den Räderchen |
| Akkusativ | das Rädchen | die Rädchen | die Räderchen |
Pronunciation
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