Is it der, die oder das Steintreppe?

DIE

The correct article in German of Steintreppe is die. So it is die Steintreppe! (nominative case)

The word Steintreppe is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Steintreppe?

How does the declension of Steintreppe work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Steintreppe	die Steintreppen
Genitive	der Steintreppe	der Steintreppen
Dative	der Steintreppe	den Steintreppen
Akkusative	die Steintreppe	die Steintreppen

What is the meaning of Steintreppe in German?

Steintreppe is defined as:

[1] Stone staircase

[1] Treppe aus Stein

How to use Steintreppe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Steintreppe with translations in English.

[1] „Ich folgte dem Aufseher über zwei kahle Steintreppen und einen langen, weiß gekalkten Gang, vorbei an langen Reihen schwerer Türen mit kleinen, vergitterten Fenstern.“

[1] "I followed the supervisor over two bald stone stairs and a long, whitewashed walk, past long rows of heavy doors with small, barred windows" "

[1] „Der Bilderjunge ging hinüber; er sah Lenzbunt auf der Steintreppe sitzen und fragte im Flüstertone, ob der Herr da sei, die Herren Jing und Han warteten im Studierzimmer, um ihn zu sprechen.“

[1] "The picture boy went over to the stone staircase sitting on the stone stairs and asked in the whispertone whether the Lord was there, the Lords Jing and Han waited in the study room to speak to him"

[1] „An der Ecke, an der jetzt eine Steintreppe in den Schuhladen führte, gab es damals für einen Dittchen Waldmeistereis.“

[1] "On the corner on which a stone staircase now led into the shoe shop, there was back then for a Dittchen Waldmeistereis" "

[1] „Michalis verschwand schnell über eine Steintreppe.“

[1] "Michais quickly disappeared over a stone staircase"

How do you pronounce Steintreppe?

Steintreppe

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