Why is it das Rotkehlchen?
Rotkehlchen is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Kehlchen. So it’s das Rotkehlchen.
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Meaning
[1] Ornithology: small songbird, genus of sparrow birds
[1] Ornithologie: kleiner Singvogel, Gattung der SperlingsvögelExamples
[1] The robin flies by
[1] Das Rotkehlchen fliegt vorbei.
[1] But inside it was comfortable, the robin chirped, the wall clock went in a strong blow, and the tiled stove did that
[1] Drinnen aber war es behaglich, das Rotkehlchen zwitscherte, die Wanduhr ging in starkem Schlag, und der Kachelofen tat das Seine.
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Rotkehlchen | die Rotkehlchen |
| Genitiv | des Rotkehlchens | der Rotkehlchen |
| Dativ | dem Rotkehlchen | den Rotkehlchen |
| Akkusativ | das Rotkehlchen | die Rotkehlchen |
Pronunciation
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