Singular
Station
station
Why does the noun Station have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminine. Look at the bolded -ion in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Nation (nation), die Situation (situation), die Religion (religion), die Information (information), die Kommunikation (communication), die Tradition (tradition)
Exceptions
der Spion (spy), der Skorpion (scorpion) - these refer to people/animals
Declension table for German noun Station
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Station | eine Station | keine Station |
| Akkusativ | die Station | eine Station | keine Station |
| Dativ | der Station | einer Station | keiner Station |
| Genitiv | der Station | einer Station | keiner Station |
| Nominativ | die Stationen | Stationen | keine Stationen |
| Akkusativ | die Stationen | Stationen | keine Stationen |
| Dativ | den Stationen | Stationen | keinen Stationen |
| Genitiv | der Stationen | Stationen | keiner Stationen |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Station in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | Die neue Station ist wichtig.The new station is important. | Eine neue Station hilft immer.A new station always helps. | Keine neue Station arbeitet heute.No new station works today. |
| Akkusativ | Ich sehe die neue Station.I see the new station. | Er hat eine neue Station.He has a new station. | Wir brauchen keine neue Station.We don't need any new station. |
| Dativ | Ich helfe der neuen Station.I help the new station. | Er spricht mit einer neuen Station.He speaks with a new station. | Ich gebe keiner neuen Station kein Geld.I give no money to any new station. |
| Genitiv | Der Preis der neuen Station ist hoch.The price of the new station is high. | Die Farbe einer neuen Station ist schön.The color of a new station is beautiful. | Der Wert keiner neuen Station ist gering.The value of no new station is low. |
| Nominativ | Die neuen Stationen sind hier.The new stations are here. | Neue Stationen sind selten.New stations are rare. | Keine neuen Stationen sind nötig.No new stations are needed. |
| Akkusativ | Sie kauft die neuen Stationen.She buys the new stations. | Ich finde neue Stationen.I find new stations. | Wir sehen keine neuen Stationen.We don't see any new stations. |
| Dativ | Sie hilft den neuen Stationen.She helps the new stations. | Ich arbeite mit neuen Stationen.I work with new stations. | Er gibt keinen neuen Stationen etwas.He gives nothing to any new stations. |
| Genitiv | Die Farbe der neuen Stationen ist schön.The color of the new stations is beautiful. | Der Geruch neuer Stationen ist stark.The smell of new stations is strong. | Der Zweck keiner neuen Stationen ist unklar.The purpose of no new stations is unclear. |
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Frequently asked questions
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Is it der, die, or das Station?
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How do you decline die Station?
- Nominativ: die Station
- Akkusativ: die Station
- Dativ: der Station
- Genitiv: der Station
These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.