die Treppenstufe
stair
The individual horizontal part of a staircase that you step on when going up or down.
EXAMPLE
Auf der obersten Treppenstufe blieb sie stehen.
She stopped on the top stair.
die Treppenstufe
stair
die Treppenstufe, die Treppenstufen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Treppenstufe, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Treppenstufen |
| genitive | der Treppenstufe |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Treppenstufe | die Treppenstufen |
| accusative | die Treppenstufe | die Treppenstufen |
| dative | der Treppenstufe | den Treppenstufen |
| genitive | der Treppenstufe | der Treppenstufen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Treppenstufe' is made up of 'Treppe' (staircase) and 'Stufe' (step). The base word 'Stufe' refers to the individual part that you step on.
EXAMPLE
Die letzte Treppenstufe war besonders hoch.
The last stair was particularly high.
Typical collocations
'Treppenstufe' (stair) is often used with verbs such as 'betreten' (to step onto), 'hinaufsteigen' (to climb up), 'hinunterfallen' (to fall down), and 'sitzen' (to sit); its position is also often described with 'oberste' (top), 'unterste' (bottom), or 'letzte' (last).
EXAMPLE
Er setzte sich kurz auf eine Treppenstufe, um sich auszuruhen.
He sat down on a stair for a moment to rest.
The preposition 'auf'
For a fixed position, 'auf der Treppenstufe' (on the stair) takes the dative. When someone places or puts something on the stair, the prepositional phrase takes the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Die Tasche steht auf der Treppenstufe.
The bag is on the stair.
Sie stellte die Tasche auf die Treppenstufe.
She put the bag on the stair.
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