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Frida hängt ihre Tasche an den Lenker. Frida hangs her bag on the handlebars.

noun · B1

der Lenker

[ˈlɛŋkɐ]

handlebars, handlebar

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Other Examples

  • Ich halte den Lenker immer mit beiden Händen.

    I always hold the handlebars with both hands.

  • Ist dein Lenker nach dem Sturz noch gerade?

    Are your handlebars still straight after the fall?

  • Der Lenker an Kalles altem Fahrrad ist ganz rostig.

    The handlebars on Kalle's old bike are completely rusty.

Grammar

Plural
die Lenker In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Lenker die Lenker
Ist dein Lenker nach dem Sturz noch gerade? Are your handlebars still straight after the fall?
Accusative wen? was? den Lenker die Lenker
Ich halte den Lenker immer mit beiden Händen. I always hold the handlebars with both hands.
Dative wem? dem Lenker den Lenkern
Emil zerkratzt mit dem Lenker ein parkendes Auto. Emil scratches a parked car with his handlebars.
Genitive wessen? des Lenkers der Lenker

How the Word Is Built

Lenk root er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

Word family

lenkendas Lenkraddie Lenkung

In Otti's situations: Frida repairs her bike

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