Word
Der Fahrradständer ist locker.
Meaning
The bicycle kickstand is loose.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Der Fahrradständer ist locker.
sein
to be
locker
loose
der Fahrradständer
the bicycle kickstand
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Questions & Answers about Der Fahrradständer ist locker.
Why is Fahrradständer written as one long word?
German often combines nouns into a single compound word.
- Fahrrad = bicycle
- Ständer = stand / rack / holder
So Fahrradständer is literally bicycle stand or bike rack.
This is very normal in German. English often uses separate words where German prefers one compound noun.
Why does the sentence start with der?
Der is the definite article, meaning the.
Here it is used because Fahrradständer is a masculine noun in German. In the nominative singular, the masculine definite article is der.
So:
- der Fahrradständer = the bike rack
This also tells you that Fahrradständer is the subject of the sentence.
What grammatical case is der Fahrradständer in?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing being described.
In Der Fahrradständer ist locker:
- Der Fahrradständer = subject
- ist = verb
- locker = adjective describing the subject
A linking verb like sein often connects a nominative subject with a description.
Why is it ist?