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Is it der, die oder das Stufe?

DIE

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

The word Stufe 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 Stufe?

How does the declension of Stufe 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 Stufe die Stufen
Genitive der Stufe der Stufen
Dative der Stufe den Stufen
Akkusative die Stufe die Stufen

What is the meaning of Stufe in German?

Stufe has various definitions in German:

[1] Most of a single part of a staircase serving for higher or lowering, tread surface

[1] meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche

[2] Transfer: Single section of a phenomenon, development, scale or system

[2] übertragen: einzelner Abschnitt einer Erscheinung, Entwicklung, Skala oder eines Systems

How to use Stufe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Stufe with translations in English.

[1] Die Treppe des CN Towers hat 1776 Stufen.

[1] The stairs of the CN Towers has 1776 steps

[1] „Ich zählte 176 Stufen, dann war ich unten.“[2]

[1] "I counted 176 steps, then I was below" [2]

[1] „Da saß ich, der Gefangene, auf einer Veranda und konnte, wenn ich wollte, die Stufen hinabsteigen.“[3]

[1] "I sat, the prisoner, on a porch and could, if I wanted to go down the steps," [3]

[1] „Alles war still und dunkel unten, und nur von der Mitte des Hausflurs her fiel ein Lichtschimmer bis in Nähe der obersten Stufen.“[4]

[1] "Everything was quiet and dark down, and only from the middle of the houseflur fell a light shimmer to near the top steps" [4]

[2] Die Sprachschule reihte sie auf Grund ihrer unerwartet guten Sprachkenntnisse in die nächsthöhere Stufe ein.

[2] The language school managed her due to her unexpectedly language skills in the next higher level

How do you pronounce Stufe?

Stufe
Stufe (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Stufe

[1] eine Stufe zum Ausgleich von Höhenunterschieden
[1] eine Stufe zum Ausgleich von Höhenunterschieden

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