das Rad
B1wheel, bicycle
- English meaning
- wheel, bicycle
- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Räder
- CEFR level
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Rad in a sentence
Hast du noch ein Rad? Ich bin durch Glas gefahren und jetzt ist mein Rad kaputt.
Do you have another bicycle? I rode through glass and now my bicycle is broken.
Declension of das Rad
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Rad | die Räder |
| Accusative | das Rad | die Räder |
| Dative | dem Rad | den Rädern |
| Genitive | des Rades | der Räder |
Where Rad comes from
seit dem 8. Jahrhundert bezeugt; mittelhochdeutsch rat (Gen. rades), althochdeutsch rad, urgermanisch *raþan, auch niederländisch rad, westfriesisch rêd, indogermanisch *(H)rót-h₂-o-, vergleiche rãtas, walisisch rhod, albanisch rreth ‚Kreis…
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Questions about Rad
Is it der, die or das Rad?
It is das Rad — Rad is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Räder.
What is the plural of Rad?
The plural of das Rad is die Räder.
What is the genitive of Rad?
The genitive singular is des Rades. The dative plural is den Rädern.
What does Rad mean in English?
das Rad means "wheel, bicycle". For example: "Hast du noch ein Rad? Ich bin durch Glas gefahren und jetzt ist mein Rad kaputt." — "Do you have another bicycle? I rode through glass and now my bicycle is broken."
What level is Rad in German?
Rad is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the cycling & walking vocabulary.
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