Definition
A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, usually with a back.
Translations
- English
- chair
- Français
- chaise
- Türkçe
- sandalye
- Polski
- krzesło
- Русский
- стул
- Українська
- стілець
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Stuhl
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
chair
/deːɐ̯ ˈʃtuːl/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Stühle
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Stuhl steht neben dem Tisch.NominativSing.The chair is next to the table.
- Ich stelle den Stuhl ans Fenster.AkkusativSing.I put the chair by the window.
- Ich sitze auf dem Stuhl.DativSing.I am sitting on the chair.
- Die Lehne des Stuhls ist kaputt.GenitivSing.The back of the chair is broken.
- Die Stühle stehen um den Tisch.NominativPlur.The chairs are arranged around the table.
- Wir brauchen vier Stühle für die Gäste.AkkusativPlur.We need four chairs for the guests.
- Auf den Stühlen liegen Jacken.DativPlur.There are jackets on the chairs.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Stuhl/ʃtuːl/
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Article phrase
der Stuhl/deːɐ̯ ˈʃtuːl/
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Plural
Stühle/ˈʃtyːlə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Stuhl | die Stühle |
| Akkusativ | den Stuhl | die Stühle |
| Dativ | dem Stuhl | den Stühlen |
| Genitiv | des Stuhls | der Stühle |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Stuhl sitzenauf + Dativ
- Collocationeinen Stuhl hinstellen
- Prepositional constructionneben dem Stuhlneben + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word