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Das Schaf hat sehr weiche Wolle. The sheep has very soft wool.

noun · A2

das Schaf

[ʃaːf]

sheep

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Grammar

Plural
die Schafe In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Schaf die Schafe
Das Schaf hat sehr weiche Wolle. The sheep has very soft wool.
Accusative wen? was? das Schaf die Schafe
Dative wem? dem Schaf den Schafen
Kalle hilft dem Tierarzt bei den Schafen. Kalle helps the vet with the sheep.
Genitive wessen? des Schafes der Schafe
Frau Hilde strickt aus der Wolle der Schafe warme Socken. Frau Hilde knits warm socks from the sheep's wool.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Schäferder Schafskäsedas Schäfchen

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the animals, Kalle and the return of the wolf

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