Noun
der Stall
Pronunciation: /ʃtal/
stable, barn, sty (building for keeping animals)
B2
rank #4,568
plural Ställe
Meanings
Noun
- stable, barn, sty (building for keeping animals)
Example sentence
Der Stall ist gleich hinter dem Bauernhaus.
The stable is right behind the farm house.
Word forms
singular
der Stall
plural
die Ställe
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Stall
Accusativeden Stall
Dativedem Stall
Genitivedes Stalles
Plural
Nominativedie Ställe
Accusativedie Ställe
Dativeden Ställen
Genitiveder Ställe
Usage
- Stall → Ställe — The plural adds -e and an umlaut.
- im Stall / in den Stall — Dative gives the location; accusative marks movement into it.
Die Ziegen warten vor dem Stall auf ihr Futter.
The goats wait outside the barn for their food.