das Schaf (sheep)

das Schaf

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Schaf?

It's das Schaf. Plural: die Schafe.

Meaning
sheep
Gender
neuter
Level
A1 · Animals
Riddle
Das Tier mit Wolle.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Schaf is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Schaf in other languages

Czech
ovce
Slovak
ovca
Hungarian
juh
Slovenian
ovca
Italian
pecora
Croatian
ovca
Bosnian
ovca
Serbian
ovca
Romanian
oaie
Polish
owca
Ukrainian
вівця
Turkish
koyun
Arabic
خروف
Persian
گوسفند
Dari (Afghanistan)
گوسفند
Pashto (Afghanistan)
پسه

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