Definition
A small rural settlement with fewer inhabitants and buildings than a town or city.
Translations
- English
- village
- Français
- village
- Türkçe
- köy
- Polski
- wieś
- Русский
- деревня
- Українська
- село
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Dorf
- A1
- Noun
- City & Places
- Countries & Cultures
village
/das dɔʁf/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Dörfer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimaryCountries & Cultures
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Dorf liegt zwischen zwei Bergen.NominativSing.The village lies between two mountains.
- Viele Menschen besuchen das Dorf am Wochenende.AkkusativSing.Many people visit the village at the weekend.
- Die Bewohner geben dem Dorf einen neuen Namen.DativSing.The residents give the village a new name.
- Die Geschichte des Dorfes ist sehr interessant.GenitivSing.The history of the village is very interesting.
- Die Dörfer in dieser Region sind oft klein.NominativPlur.The villages in this region are often small.
- Touristen fotografieren die Dörfer gern.AkkusativPlur.Tourists like taking photographs of the villages.
- Die Straßen führen zu den Dörfern.DativPlur.The roads lead to the villages.
- Die Dächer der Dörfer sind rot.GenitivPlur.The roofs of the villages are red.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Dorf/dɔʁf/
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Article phrase
das Dorf/das dɔʁf/
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Plural
Dörfer/ˈdœʁfɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Dorf | die Dörfer |
| Akkusativ | das Dorf | die Dörfer |
| Dativ | dem Dorf | den Dörfern |
| Genitiv | des Dorfes | der Dörfer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein kleines Dorf
- Adjective combinationein abgelegenes Dorf
- Collocationein Dorf gründen
- Collocationaus einem Dorf stammen
- Prepositional constructionin einem Dorf lebenin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructiondurch das Dorf gehendurch + Akkusativ
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
„Dorf“ is a simple, non-derived noun without visible productive word-formation elements.