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

die Straße

Street

feminin · feminine [City and transport](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/city-transport/) Level: Beginner

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

## Straße: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Street
- **Topic**: City and transport
- **Yupo level**: Beginner

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Straße in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Stra%C3%9Fe)
- [Straße in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Stra%C3%9Fe)

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

## Why does Straße take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Straße in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

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

## More words ending in -e

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