Before you start
Meet die Straße
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 7 meanings
- street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
- carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
- (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone
- (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
- the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
- strait (channel of water)
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For die Straße, 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 Straßen
Examples
- 1Die lange Straße ist heute gesperrt.The long street is closed today.
- 2Hier gibt es keine ruhige Straße.There is no quiet street here.
- 3Der Bus fährt von der bekannten Straße ab.The bus leaves from the well-known street.