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Der, die or das Stoff?

der Stoff

Gender
masculine
English
material, substance
Plural
die Stoffe

Why is it der Stoff?

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

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

Example sentences

Stoff in the four cases

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

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

Stoff 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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