Before you start
Meet die Station
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 4 meanings
- stop, stopover, station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself)
- station (area equipped to serve as a regular stop; compare usage notes below)
- station (place where workers are stationed, e.g. a weather station or space station)
- ward (division in a hospital)
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For die Station, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Stationen
Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.
Examples
- 1Die nächste Station heißt Hauptbahnhof.The next station is called Hauptbahnhof.
- 2Wir besuchen eine neue Station.We are visiting a new station.
- 3Er wartet bei meiner alten Station.He is waiting at my old station.