Is it der, die oder das Schopf?

DER

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

The word Schopf 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 Schopf?

How does the declension of Schopf 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 Schopf	die Schöpfe
Genitive	des Schopfs des Schopfes	der Schöpfe
Dative	dem Schopf dem Schopfe	den Schöpfen
Akkusative	den Schopf	die Schöpfe

What is the meaning of Schopf in German?

Schopf has various definitions in German:

[1] The entire (density) head hair (mostly of a person)

[1] das gesamte (dichte) Kopfhaar (meist eines Menschen)

[2] Bundle, tuft of hair

[2] Bündel, Büschel von Haaren

[3] joking, outdated: the top part of a living area head

[3] scherzhaft, veraltend: oberster Körperteil eines Lebewesens; Kopf

[4] Swiss, Upper German: Small building for devices or stocks of dandruff

[4] schweizerisch, oberdeutsch: kleines Gebäude für Gerätschaften oder Vorräte; Schuppen

How to use Schopf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schopf with translations in English.

[1] Den roten Schopf meiner Schwester kann man auch zwischen vielen Menschen kaum übersehen.

[1] The red crotch of my sister can hardly be overlooked between many people

[1] „Gottfried August Bürger, dem es trotz des Erfolgs seiner Münchhausengeschichten nie gelang, sich am eigenen Schopf finanziell aus dem Sumpf zu ziehen, publizierte beispielsweise den Vorschlag einer Assekuranzkasse, mit der die Einnahmeausfälle durch Raubdrucke versichert werden sollten.“

[1] "Gottfried August Bürger, who, despite the success of his Münchhausen stories, never managed to get out of the swamp on his own crowd, published, for example, the proposal of an asset fund that should be insured by robbery prints"

[1] „Es gibt Momente, da kommt einem der 61-jährige Mann mit dem hermelinweißen Schopf geradezu wie eine Erscheinung vor.“

[1] "There are moments when the 61-year-old man with the Hermelin-White is almost like an appearance"

[1] „Sein dichter grauer Schopf war zur Bürste getrimmt.“

[1] "His poet gray crowd was trimmed"

[2] Beim Zanken wurde ihr ein Schopf vom Kopf gerissen.

[2] At the quarrel, a crest was ripped off her head

[2] „Ganz vorne, gerade in der Mitte des Parterres stand, mit dem Rücken gegen die Rampe gelehnt, Dolochow in persischer Tracht, die krausen Haare zu einem mächtigen Schopf nach oben hinaufgekämmt.“

[2] "At the very front, especially in the middle of the ground floor, leaning against the ramp with his back, Dolochow in Persian costume, the crauses hair up to a mighty crest upwards"

[3] Was in seinem Schopfe vorgehen mag, weiß keiner.

[3] Nobody knows what may proceed in his crest

[4] Ich sollte am Wochenende meinen Schopf aufräumen.

[4] I should clean up my head at the weekend

How do you pronounce Schopf?

Schopf

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