Noun
der Golf
Pronunciation: /ɡɔlf/
gulf (large bay of the sea)
B1
rank #2,352
plural Golfe
Meanings
Noun
- gulf (large bay of the sea)
- bay, gulf
- Volkswagen Golf, the most popular car in Germany throughout the 1980s and 1990s
Example sentence
Das Schiff fuhr in den Golf von Mexiko.
The ship sailed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Golf
plural
die Golfe
Noun
singular
das Golf
No common plural.
Noun
singular
der Golf
plural
die Golfs
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Golf
Accusativeden Golf
Dativedem Golf
Genitivedes Golfes
Plural
Nominativedie Golfe
Accusativedie Golfe
Dativeden Golfen
Genitiveder Golfe
Usage
- der Golf von Mexiko — the Gulf of Mexico; a large bay
- der Golf / das Golf — a gulf / golf as a sport; the article distinguishes the senses
Am Ufer des Golfs liegen mehrere kleine Häfen.
Several small ports lie on the shore of the gulf.