Before you start
Meet der Stock
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 6 meanings
- stick (solid, wooden, broken off twig or small branch mostly clear of leaves or smaller twigs)
- stick, staff (length of wood or other hard material that is being used as an aid in movement, e.g. in hiking or skiiing)
- floor, storey, level
- stock, supply (but only in some contexts and much less common than in English)
- (card games) pile of undealt cards, deck
- the entirety of roots of a plant; stock
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For der Stock, use the coloured columns: masculine 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 Stöcke · Dative plural den Stöcken
Examples
- 1Der lange Stock liegt neben der Tür.The long stick is lying next to the door.
- 2Ich nehme einen kurzen Stock mit.I take a short stick with me.
- 3Er geht mit seinem alten Stock spazieren.He goes for a walk with his old stick.