Wondering what is the correct article of Tür (door)? Tür is feminine, so it is die Tür.
Why is it feminine? As part of the Der Die Das Book’s Zoo of Rules Methodology, this noun falls under the Frosch Rule!
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Why is “Tür” feminine?
Very much like a frog, short & ugly nouns are masculine. Short and ugly are the ones starting and ending in a consonant and being monosyllable, like der Frosch, der Wurm or der Dreck.
13% are feminine, with many ending in “-t” preceded by another consonant, like die Brust, die Bucht, die Fahrt, die Flucht, die Fracht, die Kraft, die Kunst, die Luft, die Post, die Stadt or die Welt, but der Bart, das Biest, der Duft, der Geist, das Nest, das Recht, der Sport or das Wort.
Declension of “Tür” in German
| Case | Article + Noun | Example Sentence |
| Nominative | die Tür | Die Tür ist offen.(The door is open.) |
| Accusative | die Tür | Ich schließe die Tür.(I close the door.) |
| Dative | der Tür | Ich stehe vor der Tür.(I am standing in front of the door.) |
| Genitive | der Tür | Der Griff der Tür ist kaputt.(The handle of the door is broken.) |
Short Paragraph Using Different Cases
Here is a short paragraph using different cases for “die Tür” in German, along with its English translation:
German:
Die Tür ist blau und sehr alt.
Ich öffne die Tür langsam.
Ein Brief liegt vor der Tür.
Die Farbe der Tür ist verblasst.
English Translation:
The door is blue and very old.
I open the door slowly.
A letter is lying in front of the door.
The color of the door has faded.