Definition
An open area between, in front of, or behind buildings.
Translations
- English
- courtyard
- Français
- cour
- Türkçe
- avlu
- Polski
- podwórze
- Русский
- двор
- Українська
- подвір'я
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Hof
- A2
- Noun
- Home & Household
courtyard
/deːɐ̯ ˈhoːf/
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
- Höfe
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Hof gehört zu unserem Haus.NominativSing.The courtyard belongs to our house.
- Wir überqueren den Hof.AkkusativSing.We cross the courtyard.
- Die Fahrräder stehen im Hof.DativSing.The bicycles are in the courtyard.
- Die Kinder spielen gemeinsam im Hof.DativSing.The children are playing together in the courtyard.
- Im Hof steht ein großer Baum.DativSing.There is a large tree in the courtyard.
- Die Höfe der alten Häuser sind klein.NominativPlur.The courtyards of the old houses are small.
- Die Stadt renoviert die Höfe.AkkusativPlur.The city is renovating the courtyards.
- In den Höfen wachsen Blumen.DativPlur.Flowers grow in the courtyards.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hof/hoːf/
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Article phrase
der Hof/deːɐ̯ ˈhoːf/
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Plural
Höfe/ˈhøːfə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Hof | die Höfe |
| Akkusativ | den Hof | die Höfe |
| Dativ | dem Hof | den Höfen |
| Genitiv | des Hofes | der Höfe |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Hof spielenin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionin den Hof gehenin + Akkusativ
- Collocationden Hof überqueren
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