Little Red Riding Hood
das Rotkäppchen, die Rotkäppchen
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Little Red Riding Hood
A fairy-tale character: a little girl wearing a red hood who goes to visit her grandmother and encounters a wolf along the way. The word also refers to the fairy tale in which this character appears.
Abends las die Mutter ihrer Tochter das Rotkäppchen vor.
In the evening, the mother read Little Red Riding Hood aloud to her daughter.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Rotkäppchen |
| genitive | des Rotkäppchens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Rotkäppchen | die Rotkäppchen |
| accusative | das Rotkäppchen | die Rotkäppchen |
| dative | dem Rotkäppchen | den Rotkäppchen |
| genitive | des Rotkäppchens | der Rotkäppchen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Rotkäppchen' (Little Red Riding Hood) is made up of 'rot' (red) and 'Käppchen' (little cap). 'Käppchen' (little cap) is a diminutive form of 'Kappe' (cap) and refers here to a small cap.
Auf dem Bild trägt das Rotkäppchen ein rotes Käppchen.
In the picture, Little Red Riding Hood is wearing a little red cap.
In fairy-tale contexts, 'das Rotkäppchen' (Little Red Riding Hood) is often used with verbs such as 'vorlesen' (to read aloud), 'erzählen' (to tell), or 'kennen' (to know). Clue words such as 'Wolf' (wolf), 'Großmutter' (grandmother), and 'Märchen' (fairy tale) indicate this meaning.
Die Kinder wollten das Rotkäppchen vor dem Schlafengehen hören.
The children wanted to hear Little Red Riding Hood before going to sleep.
