Definition
The uppermost part of a person’s or animal’s body, containing the brain, eyes, mouth, and nose, among other things.
Translations
- English
- head
- Français
- tête
- Türkçe
- baş
- Polski
- głowa
- Русский
- голова
- Українська
- голова
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Kopf
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
head
/deːɐ̯ kɔpf/
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
- Köpfe
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Sein Kopf ist nach dem Sturz noch geschwollen.NominativSing.His head is still swollen after the fall.
- Sie senkte den Kopf und schwieg.AkkusativSing.She lowered her head and remained silent.
- Der Arzt gab dem Kopf besondere Aufmerksamkeit.DativSing.The doctor paid special attention to the head.
- Die Form des Kopfes ist deutlich zu erkennen.GenitivSing.The shape of the head is clearly discernible.
- Die Köpfe der Teilnehmer waren über der Menge gut zu sehen.NominativPlur.The participants' heads could be seen clearly above the crowd.
- Die Kinder stießen sich beim Spielen die Köpfe.AkkusativPlur.The children bumped their heads while playing.
- Die Hüte saßen fest auf den Köpfen der Kinder.DativPlur.The hats sat firmly on the children's heads.
- Die Bewegungen der Köpfe waren gut sichtbar.GenitivPlur.The movements of the heads were clearly visible.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Kopf/kɔpf/
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Article phrase
der Kopf/deːɐ̯ kɔpf/
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Plural
Köpfe/ˈkœpfə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Kopf | die Köpfe |
| Akkusativ | den Kopf | die Köpfe |
| Dativ | dem Kopf | den Köpfen |
| Genitiv | des Kopfes | der Köpfe |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationsich den Kopf zerbrechen
- CollocationKopf und Kragen riskieren
- Verb constructionden Kopf schütteln + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Kopf nickenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Kopf tut weh.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymHaupt
Haupt is an elevated or fixed term for Kopf; in everyday language, Kopf is considerably more common.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Kopfschmerz
- Kopfkissen
- köpfen