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Der, die or das Stirn?

die Stirn

Gender
feminine
English
forehead
Plural
die Stirnen

Why is it die Stirn?

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

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

Example sentences

Stirn in the four cases

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

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

Stirn 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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