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Der, die or das Kopf?

der Kopf

Gender
masculine
English
head
Plural
die Köpfe

Why is it der Kopf?

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

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

Example sentences

Kopf in the four cases

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

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

Kopf 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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