Is it der, die oder das Kopf?

DER

The correct article in German of Kopf is der. So it is der Kopf! (nominative case)

The word Kopf is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Kopf?

How does the declension of Kopf work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Kopf	die Köpfe
Genitive	des Kopfs des Kopfes	der Köpfe
Dative	dem Kopf dem Kopfe	den Köpfen
Akkusative	den Kopf	die Köpfe

What is the meaning of Kopf in German?

Kopf has various definitions in German:

[1] Anatomy: Supreme or Supported body part of a person or animal

[1] Anatomie: oberster beziehungsweise vorderster Körperteil eines Menschen oder Tieres

[2] The top member of an organization

[2] das oberste Mitglied einer Organisation

[3] Biology: Form of growth of vegetable plants like the cabbage

[3] Biologie: Wuchsform von Gemüsepflanzen wie dem Kohl

[4] blunt end of nails, screws, needles

[4] stumpfes Ende von Nägeln, Schrauben, Nadeln

[5] round part of a grade in music

[5] runder Teil einer Note in der Musik

[6] End of a tool such as a hammer or mallet

[6] Ende eines Werkzeuges wie eines Hammers oder Schlägels

[7] Upper part of a page described by the rest of the text

[7] oberer, vom übrigen Text getrennter Teil einer beschriebenen Seite

[8] Course: The side of a coin that shows a picture of a person

[8] Münzwesen: jene Seite einer Münze, die eine Abbildung einer Person zeigt

[9] Technology: component, device, machine part that can be put on

[9] Technik: Bauteil, Gerät, Maschinenteil, das aufgesetzt werden kann

[10] Sailing language: the top part of a triangular sail

[10] Seemannssprache: oberster Teil eines dreieckigen Segels

How to use Kopf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kopf with translations in English.

[1] „Während man jedoch beim Segelfliegen in einem kleinen Cockpit hockt, beim Gleitschirmfliegen in einem Sitz schaukelt, hängt der Drachenflieger unter der Tragfläche, Kopf voraus.“

[1] "However, while you crouch in a small cockpit while gliding, rock in a seat when the paragliding, the kite flyer hangs under the wing, head ahead"

[1] Der Hut ist zu groß für deinen Kopf.

[1] The hat is too big for your head

[1] „Mein Kopf fühlte sich fast völlig leer an, und das war sicher das Beste.“

[1] "My head felt almost completely empty, and that was certainly the best" "

[2] Das ist der Kopf der Verbrecherbande.

[2] This is the head of the criminal gang

[2] „Ihr Kopf sitzt in Monrovia im benachbarten Liberia und heißt Charles Taylor, von Beruf Präsident und Kriegsverbrecher.“

[2] "Her head sits in Monrovia in neighboring Liberia and is called Charles Taylor, by profession president and war criminal"

[3] Ich habe einen Kopf Wirsing gekauft.

[3] I bought a head of savoy

[4] Durch den Kopf einer Stricknadel zieht man den Faden.

[4] You pull the thread through the head of a knitting needle

[5] Eine ganze Note besteht nur aus dem Kopf.

[5] A whole grade consists only of the head

[6] Dieser Hammer hat einen schwereren Kopf.

[6] This hammer has a heavier head

[7] Im Kopf des Briefes stand die falsche Adresse.

[7] The wrong address was in the head of the letter

[8] Lass uns eine Münze werfen; was wählst du, Zahl oder Kopf?

[8] Let us have a coin throw what do you choose, number or aile

[9] Wir müssen nur noch den Kopf montieren, dann sind wir fertig.

[9] We just have to assemble our heads, then we are ready

[10] Der Kopf wird meist verstärkt durch ein Brett aus Kunststoff oder Aluminium.

[10] The head is usually reinforced by a board made of plastic or aluminum a

[10] „Ein Groß mit horizontalem statt spitz zulaufendem Kopf – das war bisher konventionellen Riggs vorbehalten.“

[10] "A large with a horizontal head instead of tapered head - that was previously conventional riggs reserved" "

[10] „Obwohl es üblich ist, das Vorsegel »irgendwie« in seinen Sack zu stopfen, wenn nur der Kopf obenauf liegt, sollte man das Segel lieber vom Kopf zum Hals hin einrollen, wenn es für längere Zeit weggestaut bleiben soll. So vermeidet man Knicke.“

[10] "Although it is common to stuff the" somehow "precursor in its bag when only the head is on top, you should rather roll the sail from the head to the neck if it is avoided for a long time You kink. "