Definition
A motorised vehicle with two wheels and a seat.
Translations
- English
- motorcycle
- Français
- moto
- Türkçe
- motosiklet
- Polski
- motocykl
- Русский
- мотоцикл
- Українська
- мотоцикл
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Motorrad
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
motorcycle
/das ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Motorräder
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Motorrad ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “motorcycle”.
- Der Text nennt das Motorrad.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “motorcycle”.
- Der Text handelt vom Motorrad.DativSing.The text is about “motorcycle”.
- Mehrere Motorräder werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “motorcycle” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Motorräder.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “motorcycle”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Motorrädern.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “motorcycle”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Motorrad/ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt/
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Article phrase
das Motorrad/das ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt/
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Plural
Motorräder/ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʁɛːdɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Motorrad | die Motorräder |
| Akkusativ | das Motorrad | die Motorräder |
| Dativ | dem Motorrad | den Motorrädern |
| Genitiv | des Motorrads | der Motorräder |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationMotorrad fahren
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Motorradmit + Dativ
- Collocationein Motorrad kaufen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedMotor — engine
- Broader termFahrzeug
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- MotorModifier
- RadHead