Kauf

/kaʊ̯f/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Käufe

Meaning

  1. purchase

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

einkauf

Einkauf is more about shopping or groceries generally; Kauf is more about the specific transaction of buying.

Similar in other languages

French

achat

achat is the French word for the same thing — both mean "purchase."

Portuguese

compra

compra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "purchase."

Practice

1 What does Kauf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ des neuen Zauberstabs war teuer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kauf?

See also

noun

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