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title: "Stirn: der, die or das? It’s die Stirn (forehead) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Stirn, “forehead”. Accusative: die Stirn; dative: der Stirn. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/stirn/
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# Stirn: der, die or das?

die Stirn

Forehead

feminin · feminine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Beginner

**Short answer:** Stirn takes the article die (die Stirn). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “forehead” in English.

## Stirn: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Forehead
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Stirn in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Stirn)
- [Stirn in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Stirn)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Stirn take die?

No suffix rule covers Stirn, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Stirn as something red.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Stirn in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Stirn |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Stirn |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Stirn |

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