Noun
der Hof
Pronunciation: /hoːf/
yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
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rank #1,242
plural Höfe
Meanings
Noun
- yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
- court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
- farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)
- farm, agricultural enterprise
Example sentence
Wir haben eine arme kleine Katze im Hof gefunden.
We found a poor little kitten in the yard.
Word forms
singular
der Hof
plural
die Höfe
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Hof
Accusativeden Hof
Dativedem Hof
Genitivedes Hofes
Plural
Nominativedie Höfe
Accusativedie Höfe
Dativeden Höfen
Genitiveder Höfe
Usage
- Hof → Höfe — The plural adds -e and changes o to ö.
- im Hof / auf dem Hof — Both occur for courtyards; auf dem Hof can also mean on a farm.
Die Fahrräder stehen im Hof hinter dem Haus.
The bicycles are in the courtyard behind the house.