Der, die or das Stasi?
die Stasi
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- state security service
Why is it die Stasi?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Stasi. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Stasi.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Stasi war der Geheimdienst der DDR.The Stasi was the state security service of East Germany.
- Viele Menschen hatten Angst vor der Stasi.Many people were afraid of the Stasi.
Stasi in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Stasi: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Stasi 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.