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Der, die or das Stein?

der Stein

Gender
masculine
English
rock, stone
Plural
die Steine

Why is it der Stein?

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

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

Example sentences

Stein in the four cases

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

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

Stein 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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