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Der, die or das Stamm?

der Stamm

Gender
masculine
English
trunk, stem, tribe
Plural
die Stämme

Why is it der Stamm?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Stamm. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Stamm.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Stamm in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Stamm: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Stamm is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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