Is it der, die oder das Straße?

DIE

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

The word Straße 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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DAS

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 Straße?

How does the declension of Straße 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 Straße	die Straßen
Genitive	der Straße	der Straßen
Dative	der Straße	den Straßen
Akkusative	die Straße	die Straßen

What is the meaning of Straße in German?

Straße has various definitions in German:

[1] a land-based traffic structure that is used to move vehicles and pedestrians between two locations and / or positions

[1] ein landgebundenes Verkehrsbauwerk, das dem Bewegen von Fahrzeugen und Fußgängern zwischen zwei Orten und/oder Positionen dient

[2] a street [1], including the sidewalks and buildings located there

[2] eine Straße [1], inklusive der dort befindlichen Gehwege und Gebäude

[3] Geography: Strait

[3] Geografie: Meerenge

[4] Arrangement of playing cards or dice in a card or dice game determined by rules

[4] durch Regeln bestimmte Anordnung von Spielkarten oder Würfeln in einem Karten- oder Würfelspiel

How to use Straße in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Straße with translations in English.

[1] Das Auto ist von der Straße abgekommen.

[1] The car went off the road.

[1] Auf eisglatter, abschüssiger Straße kam ein Reisebus ins Schleudern und stürzte anschließend eine Böschung hinab.[2]

[1] On an icy, sloping road, a coach skidded and then fell down an embankment. [2]

[1] „Indiz für den verbreiteten Wunsch, Wagemut zu demonstrieren und sich über das starke Tier zu profilieren, ist auch das Stiertreiben (Encierro), das am Morgen eines Stierkampftages im spanischen Pamplona […] die sogenannten Corredores auf die Straßen zieht.“[3]

[1] "An indication of the widespread desire to demonstrate daring and to distinguish oneself through the strong animal is also the bull run (Encierro), which on the morning of a bullfighting day in Pamplona, Spain [...] pulls the so-called corredores onto the streets."

[1] „Fabiola zuckte zusammen, als eine Katze kurz vor ihnen aus einer Hecke sprang und nach rechts über die Straße lief.“[4]

[1] "Fabiola winced when a cat jumped out of a hedge just in front of them and ran across the street to the right." [4]

[1] „Wer auf der Straße liegt, empfängt kaum Nachrichten oder vermag sie nicht zu deuten, weil es an Ortskenntnissen und Karten fehlt.“[5]

[1] "Anyone lying on the street hardly receives any news or is unable to interpret it because there is a lack of local knowledge and maps." [5]

[1] „Sie humpelte die Straße entlang, als ihr auch schon die ersten Dorfbewohner mit dem Löschhandwagen entgegenkamen.“[6]

[1] "She was hobbling along the street when the first villagers came towards her with the fire extinguisher." [6]

[2] In welcher Straße wohnst du?

[2] In which street do you live?

[2] Der russische […] Rechtsanwalt Stanislaw Markelow ist in Moskau auf offener Straße erschossen worden.[7]

[2] The Russian […] lawyer Stanislaw Markelow was shot dead in the street in Moscow. [7]

[2] Am Sonntag gegen 5 Uhr am Morgen brach in Münchner Stadtteil Sendling in der der Hansastraße gegenüber der Einmündung Daxenberger Straße ein Wasserrohr. Schnell war die Straße in einem Bereich von 50 Meter überschwemmt.[8]

[2] On Sunday around 5 o'clock in the morning a water pipe broke in the Sendling district of Munich in the Hansastraße opposite the confluence with Daxenberger Straße. The street was quickly flooded in an area of 50 meters. [8]

[3] Die Straße von Gibraltar ist eine stark befahrene Meerenge.

[3] The Strait of Gibraltar is a busy strait

[3] Die indonesische Polizei hat bei Razzien seit dem 22. Februar in der Provinz Aceh im Westen der Insel Sumatra, die durch die Straße von Malakka von der Malayischen Halbinsel getrennt wird, 14 Verdächtige festgenommen.[9]

[3] The Indonesian police have arrested 14 suspects in raids since February 22nd in the province of Aceh in the west of the island of Sumatra, which is separated from the Malay Peninsula by the Strait of Malacca. [9]

[4] Leg doch deine Straße auf den Tisch.

[4] Put your street on the table.