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The article for

Sofa

das Sofa

Sofa is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Sofas
English
sofa, couch, settee
Level
A1

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Why is it das Sofa?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Sofa, so learn the two together: das Sofa.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Upholstered seating for at least two people with armrests and backrests

[1] gepolstertes Sitzmöbel für mindestens zwei Personen mit Arm- und Rückenlehnen

Examples

[1] My aunts were already sitting on the sofa

[1] Auf dem Sofa saßen schon meine Tanten.

[1] What happened here? Here it looks like Hempels under the sofa!

[1] Was ist denn hier passiert? Hier sieht es ja aus wie bei Hempels unterm Sofa!
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Klose stops in front of the sofa and looks at the sleeping Lassehn." [2]

[1] „Vor dem Sofa bleibt Klose stehen und blickt auf den schlafenden Lassehn.“[2]

[1] "Opposite the sofa were a two-seater upholstered in blue velvet and two dining room chairs made of rattan." [3]

[1] „Dem Sofa gegenüber waren ein mit blauem Samt bezogener Zweisitzer und zwei Esszimmerstühle aus Rattan aufgestellt.“[3]
Grammar note

The gender is male in Swabian (as in French and Italian) .

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Sofa die Sofas
Genitiv des Sofas der Sofas
Dativ dem Sofa den Sofas
Akkusativ das Sofa die Sofas

Pronunciation

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