das

neuter

dɔrf

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Translation

the village

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Word origin

From Old High German dorf, related to the archaic English place-name element thorp.

Origin
Old High German
Root
dorf
English cognates
thorp

Grammar

Genderneuter
PluralDörferirregular

Examples

.

My grandparents live in a small village.

.

The village lies in the middle of the forest.

umliegenden .

In the surrounding villages there are hardly any shops.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 3: Words 921-930.