Definition
An upholstered seat for several people.
Translations
- English
- sofa
- Français
- canapé
- Türkçe
- kanepe
- Polski
- sofa
- Русский
- диван
- Українська
- диван
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Sofa
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
sofa
/das ˈzoːfa/
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
- Sofas
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das neue Sofa steht im Wohnzimmer.NominativSing.The new sofa is in the living room.
- Wir kaufen ein neues Sofa.AkkusativSing.We are buying a new sofa.
- Wir sitzen zusammen auf dem Sofa.DativSing.We are sitting together on the sofa.
- Die Sofas sind sehr bequem.NominativPlur.The sofas are very comfortable.
- Das Geschäft verkauft viele Sofas.AkkusativPlur.The shop sells many sofas.
- Zwischen den Sofas steht ein Tisch.DativPlur.There is a table between the sofas.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Sofa/ˈzoːfa/
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Article phrase
das Sofa/das ˈzoːfa/
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Plural
Sofas/ˈzoːfas/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Sofa | die Sofas |
| Akkusativ | das Sofa | die Sofas |
| Dativ | dem Sofa | den Sofas |
| Genitiv | des Sofas | der Sofas |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationauf dem Sofa sitzen
- Collocationein Sofa kaufen
- Adjective combinationein bequemes Sofa
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termMöbelstück
- Related termBett — bed
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word