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The article for

Steig

der Steig

Steig is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Steige
English
climb
Level
B1

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Steig?

Steig ends in -ig, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 67% of -ig nouns take der, 22% take das, and 12% take die. So learn it with its article: der Steig.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Simple way in a steep terrain

[1] einfacher Weg in einem steilen Gelände

Examples

[1] "He turned and went down the path we came up with"

[1] „Er drehte sich um und ging den Steig hinunter, den wir zusammen heraufgekommen waren.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Steig die Steige
Genitiv des Steigs des Steiges der Steige
Dativ dem Steig den Steigen
Akkusativ den Steig die Steige

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Ein Steig in Tirol
[1] Ein Steig in Tirol Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Compounds built on this noun

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