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Der, die or das Stock?

der Stock

Gender
masculine
English
stick, floor
Plural
die Stöcke

Why is it der Stock?

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

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

Example sentences

Stock in the four cases

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

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

Stock 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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