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Der, die or das Stand?

der Stand

Gender
masculine
English
stand, stage
Plural
die Stände

Why is it der Stand?

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

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

Example sentences

Stand in the four cases

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

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

Stand 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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