Schiff

/ʃɪf/

das 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 Schiffe

Meaning

  1. ship

    • Das Schiff fährt nach Dänemark.

      The ship sails to Denmark.

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

Similar in other languages

French

navire

navire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ship."

Portuguese

navio

navio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ship."

Practice

1 What does Schiff mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ fährt nach Dänemark.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schiff?

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