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Der, die or das Hof?

der Hof

Gender
masculine
English
courtyard, yard
Plural
die Höfe

Why is it der Hof?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Hof. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Hof.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Hof in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Hof: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Hof is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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