Vocabulary
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Windrad
· noun· Pl. die Windräder
wind turbine
The tall white towers with three blades on the North Sea coast and in the fields — they make electricity from the wind.
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- Singular
- das Windrad
- Plural
- die Windräder
- Genitiv
- des Windrads
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Windrad
wind turbine
„Dieses Windrad macht Strom für die Schule“, erklärt er.
“This wind turbine makes electricity for the school,” he explains.
Word family
Windradder Windwinddie Windenergiewind powerder Windparkwind farmdie Windkraftanlagewind turbine (technical word)
Common combinations
- Das Windrad dreht sich.The wind turbine is turning.
- Strom aus Windrädernelectricity from wind turbines
Common learner mistakes
- der Windraddas WindradThe last part of a compound decides the gender: das Rad (wheel) → das Windrad. The plural has an umlaut: die Windräder.
Real examples
- „Dieses Windrad macht Strom für die Schule“, erklärt er.“This wind turbine makes electricity for the school,” he explains.
- An der Nordsee sieht man überall Windräder.On the North Sea coast you see wind turbines everywhere.
