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The article for

Rennen

das Rennen

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

Plural
die Rennen

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Why is it das Rennen?

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

More verbs used as nouns
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Competition for the speed of locomotion

[1] Wettkampf um die Schnelligkeit der Fortbewegung

[2] No plural: quick transportation

[2] kein Plural: schnelle Fortbewegung

Examples

[1] Who will win the race well

[1] Wer wird das Rennen wohl gewinnen?

[1] "In the morning after the race in Flachau, Mikaela Shiffrin sits in the breakfast room of the hotel" Unterberghof "Ä"

[1] „Am Morgen nach dem Rennen in Flachau sitzt Mikaela Shiffrin im Frühstücksraum des Hotels »Unterberghof«.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The races were transferred to monitors, and you could bet as usual"

[1] „Die Rennen wurden auf Monitoren übertragen, und man konnte wetten wie sonst auch.“

[2] The race still makes me too much

[2] Das Rennen strengt mich noch zu sehr an.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Rennen die Rennen
Genitiv des Rennens der Rennen
Dativ dem Rennen den Rennen
Akkusativ das Rennen die Rennen

Pronunciation

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