Short answer: Stuhl takes the article der (der Stuhl). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “chair” in English.
Stuhl: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Chair
- Topic
- Home and daily life
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Stuhl take der?
No suffix rule covers Stuhl, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Stuhl as something blue.
See the article rules →Stuhl in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Stuhl |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Stuhl |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Stuhl |
