Hof – German noun declension

German noun forms of Hof

Noun: Hof
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Hof
Plural Höfe

Definite

Singularder Hof
Pluraldie Höfe

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Hofes; Hofs
Plural Höfe

Definite

Singulardes Hofes; Hofs
Pluralder Höfe

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Hof; Hofe
Plural Höfen

Definite

Singulardem Hof; Hofe
Pluralden Höfen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Hof
Plural Höfe

Definite

Singularden Hof
Pluraldie Höfe

Sample Sentences

  • Der Hof hinter unserm Haus ist mit Schiefer gepflastert. (The yard behind our house is paved with slate.)
  • Am Hof des Königs gab es ständige Intrigen. (There were constant intrigues at the king's court.)
  • Das Essen wird den Arbeitern ins Feld gebracht, damit sie erst abends auf den Hof zurückkommen müssen. (The workers are served food in the fields, so that they needn’t come back to the farmyard before the evening.)
  • Wenn mein Sohn den Hof nicht übernimmt, muss ich verkaufen. (If my son doesn’t take over the farm, I’ll have to sell it.)

Etymology

From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). See there for cognates.

Verbs referencing "Hof"

English Nouns hovel, English Nouns hof, Danish Nouns hof, Faroese Nouns hov, Finnish Nouns hovi, English Nouns brough.

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