Why does the noun Stiege have the article die?
About 90% of nouns ending in -e are feminine.
Examples
die Lampe (lamp), die Schule (school), die Tasche (bag), die Klasse (class), die Straße (street), die Sonne (sun), die Blume (flower)
Exceptions
der Junge (boy), der Löwe (lion), der Affe (monkey), der Name (name), der Käse (cheese), das Ende (end), das Auge (eye)
Declension table for German noun Stiege
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Stiege | eine Stiege | — |
| Akkusativ | die Stiege | eine Stiege | — |
| Dativ | der Stiege | einer Stiege | — |
| Genitiv | der Stiege | einer Stiege | — |
| Nominativ | die Stiegen | — Stiegen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Stiegen | — Stiegen | — |
| Dativ | den Stiegen | — Stiegen | — |
| Genitiv | der Stiegen | — Stiegen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Stiege in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — | ||
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you might wonder about der, die, das — and the Der Artikel app.
Is it der, die, or das Stiege?
What is the plural of die Stiege?
What does die Stiege mean in English?
How do you decline die Stiege?
- Nominativ: die Stiege
- Akkusativ: die Stiege
- Dativ: der Stiege
- Genitiv: der Stiege
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.