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die Treppe

stairs / staircase

Nominative Sg.die Treppe

Genitive Sg.der Treppe

Nominative Plural

die Treppen

Dative Pluralden Treppen

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Treppe	die Treppen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Treppe	die Treppen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Treppe	den Treppen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Treppe	der Treppen

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 Treppe	Treppen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Treppe	Treppen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Treppe	Treppen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Treppe	Treppen

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 Treppe	keine Treppen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Treppe	keine Treppen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Treppe	keinen Treppen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Treppe	keiner Treppen

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 Treppe	meine Treppen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Treppe	meine Treppen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Treppe	meinen Treppen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Treppe	meiner Treppen

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 "Treppen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Treppen.

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 Treppe führt in den Keller.

The stairs lead to the basement.

Accusative

Wir nehmen die Treppe statt des Aufzugs.

We take the stairs instead of the lift.

Dative

Auf der Treppe liegt ein Schuh.

There is a shoe on the stairs.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Treppe" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endings The Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive roles Noun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n rule Dative Case GuideIndirect objects, prepositions, and der + feminine nouns

FAQs: die Treppe

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

"Treppe" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Treppe). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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