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The article for

Velo

das Velo

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

Plural
die Velos
English
bicycle (Swiss)
Level
B1

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Velo?

Velo ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Velo.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Swiss: mostly two -wheeled vehicle driven by human power

[1] schweizerisch: meist zweirädriges, von Menschenkraft angetriebenes Fahrzeug

Examples

[1] He received a new bike

[1] Er hat ein neues Velo geschenkt bekommen.

[1] "We cycled the paved main street, Bah on his sky blue bike, which only had a gear, and I on a mountain bike with 28 courses, of which only one works"

[1] „Wir radelten die asphaltierte Hauptstraße hinunter, Bah auf seinem himmelblauen Velo, das nur einen Gang hatte, und ich auf einem Mountainbike mit 28 Gängen, von denen nur einer funktionierte.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Velo die Velos
Genitiv des Velos der Velos
Dativ dem Velo den Velos
Akkusativ das Velo die Velos

Pronunciation

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