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Der, die or das Stuhl?

der Stuhl

Gender
masculine
English
chair
Plural
die Stühle

Why is it der Stuhl?

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

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

Example sentences

Stuhl in the four cases

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

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

Stuhl 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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