Is it der, die oder das Stele?

DIE

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

The word Stele 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 Stele?

How does the declension of Stele 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 Stele	die Stelen
Genitive	der Stele	der Stelen
Dative	der Stele	den Stelen
Akkusative	die Stele	die Stelen

What is the meaning of Stele in German?

Stele has various definitions in German:

[1] Gravestone, memorial stone of antiquity, pillars with an inscription or image days today also modern free-standing information board

[1] Grabstein, Gedenkstein der Antike, Pfeiler mit einer Inschrift- oder Bildtafel; heute auch moderne freistehende Informationstafel

[2] Botany: Band bundles in the offspring, sheet or in the root of plants

[2] Botanik: Leitbündelstrang im Spross, Blatt oder in der Wurzel von Pflanzen

How to use Stele in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Stele with translations in English.

[1] „Die Stele mit dem lebensgroßen Relief König Sargons des Zweiten wurde nun auf der Insel Cypern aufgestellt und verbreitete Schrecken und Furcht unter der Bevölkerung.“

[1] "The stele with the life -size relief of King Sargon of the second was now set up on the island of Cyprus and spread horror and fear among the population"

[1] „Ein Relief auf einer der Stelen zeigt eine Jagdszene.“

[1] "A relief on one of the steles shows a hunting scene" "

[1] „Die Tempel und Stelen besitzen kunstvolle Reliefs, die aber oft grausame Szenen schildern.“

[1] "The temples and steles have artistic reliefs, but often cruel scenes"

[1] „Denn der »Stein«, den die beiden Schüler entdeckten, war ein keltischer Menhir, eine Stele aus Buntsandstein, die in der Hallstattzeit einen Grabhügel gekrönt hatte.“

[1] "Because the" stone "that the two students discovered was a Celtic Menhir, a stele made of colored sandstone that had crowned a burial mound in the Hallstatt period"

[2] Nach der Stelärtheorie lassen sich die unterschiedlichen Typen der Stele auf einen gemeinsamen stammesgeschichtlichen Ursprung zurückführen.

[2] According to stelarge theory, the different types of the stele can be traced back to a common tribal history origin

How do you pronounce Stele?

Stele

Pictures or photos of Stele

[1] Stelen in Aksum, Äthiopien

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