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The article for

Steppe

die Steppe

Steppe is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Steppen

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Why is it die Steppe?

Steppe ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

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Meaning

Extensive, drought, undeveloped lowlands with sparse bushes and grass growth

[1] ausgedehntes, dürres, unbebautes Flachland mit spärlichem Gebüsch- und Graswuchs

Examples

[1] You saw nothing but wide steppe

[1] Man sah nichts als weite Steppe.

[1] "The landscape loses color and changes to the steppe" "

[1] „Die Landschaft verliert an Farbe und wandelt sich zur Steppe.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Steppe die Steppen
Genitiv der Steppe der Steppen
Dativ der Steppe den Steppen
Akkusativ die Steppe die Steppen

Pronunciation

In context

[1] russische Steppe nahe Barabinsk
[1] russische Steppe nahe Barabinsk Wikimedia Commons
[1] kasachische Steppe
[1] kasachische Steppe Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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