Meaning 1neutral · 82%
A medium-sized farm animal with a thick woolly coat, kept especially for wool and meat.
Natural examples
Die Schafe grasten am Morgen auf der grünen Weide.
The sheep grazed in the green pasture in the morning.
Im Frühjahr trägt das Schaf besonders dicke Wolle.
In spring, the sheep has especially thick wool.
Das Schaf blieb dicht bei seinem Lamm.
The sheep stayed close to its lamb.
Usage note
Schaf is neuter: das Schaf; plural Schafe. A male is a Widder or Schafbock, and a young animal is a Lamm.
Mini-lesson: Schaf
A medium-sized farm animal with a thick woolly coat, kept especially for wool and meat. Schaf is neuter: das Schaf; plural Schafe. A male is a Widder or Schafbock, and a young animal is a Lamm.
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