noun#1,334 by frequency
der Hof
/hoːf/
yard, court, courtyard; court; farmyard
- genitive
- des Hofes
- plural
- die Höfe
Meanings
- 1
yard, court, courtyard — open area by a house or enclosed by houses
Tom ist auf dem Hof.
Tom is in the yard.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Fenster unserer Wohnung schauen auf den Hof.
The windows of our flat look out on to the courtyard.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
court — residence and entourage of a nobleman
Er gewann Einfluß am Hofe des Königs.
He acquired influence at the royal court.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
farmyard — central area of a farm, excluding the fields
- 4
farm, agricultural enterpriserare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derHof | dieHöfe |
| accusative | denHof | dieHöfe |
| dative | demHof | denHöfen |
| genitive | desHofes | derHöfe |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.