Noun
die Stadt
Pronunciation: /ʃtat/
city (a large settlement)
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plural Städte
Meanings
Noun
- city (a large settlement)
- town (a settlement larger than a village)
- city center (a central business area of a city)
- city, town, town council, city council (a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)
Example sentence
Wie oft können Sie in die Stadt fahren?
How often can you go into the city?
Word forms
singular
die Stadt
plural
die Städte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Stadt
Accusativedie Stadt
Dativeder Stadt
Genitiveder Stadt
Plural
Nominativedie Städte
Accusativedie Städte
Dativeden Städten
Genitiveder Städte
Usage
- in der Stadt — Dative describes being in the city.
- in die Stadt fahren — Accusative describes going into the city.
Unsere Stadt bekommt eine neue Bibliothek.
Our city is getting a new library.