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Der, die or das Stück?

das Stück

Gender
neuter
English
piece
Plural
die Stücke

Why is it das Stück?

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

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

Example sentences

Stück in the four cases

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

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

Stück 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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