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die Straße

street / road

Nominative Sg.die Straße

Genitive Sg.der Straße

Nominative Plural

die Straßen

Dative Pluralden Straßen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	die Straße	die Straßen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Straße	die Straßen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Straße	den Straßen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Straße	der Straßen

Indefinite (ein / eine): Used when introducing a countable singular noun; has no plural article in German.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	eine Straße	Straßen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Straße	Straßen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Straße	Straßen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Straße	Straßen

Negative (kein / keine): Negates nouns with or without an indefinite article; follows ein-words in singular and die in plural.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	keine Straße	keine Straßen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Straße	keine Straßen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Straße	keinen Straßen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Straße	keiner Straßen

Possessive (mein / dein / …): Uses ein-word endings in singular and definite-like endings in plural (mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/Ihr).

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	meine Straße	meine Straßen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Straße	meine Straßen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Straße	meinen Straßen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Straße	meiner Straßen

Why These Endings Work

All feminine (die) nouns stay completely unchanged in the singular across Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive.

Feminine nouns never change their own ending in the singular across all four cases.
Plural "Straßen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Straßen.

Pattern summary: Only the article changes in singular (die / die / der / der); plural takes -n in Dative unless ending in -n or -s.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Die Straße ist am Abend sehr ruhig.

The street is very quiet in the evening.

Dative

Auf der Straße spielen ein paar Kinder Fußball.

A few children are playing football in the street.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Straße

Is "Straße" der, die, or das in German?

"Straße" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Straße). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

What is the plural and Dative plural of "die Straße"?

The Nominative plural of die Straße is "die Straßen" (pattern: -n). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Straßen".

How does "die Straße" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a feminine noun, "Straße" keeps the exact same stem in all four singular cases; only the article changes (die Straße / die Straße / der Straße / der Straße).