# das Hamsterrad

das Hamsterrad is a German noun meaning “hamster wheel”. Forms: des Hamsterrades, die Hamsterräder.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Hamsterrades
- Plural: die Hamsterräder

## Meanings

1. hamster wheel (circular cage for a small rodent, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at the bottom)
2. _figurative_ hamster wheel, rat race (situation of hectic, repetitive activity conducted under pressure and with little sense of fulfilment or progress)
   - Von innen sieht ein Hamsterrad auch aus wie eine Karriereleiter! — From the inside, a hamster wheel also looks like a career ladder!

## Examples

- Cookie lief in seinem Hamsterrad. — Cookie was running on his hamster wheel.

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