die Couch

B1

couch; sofa

English meaning
couch; sofa
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Couches
Vocabulary package
Furniture

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Couch in a sentence

Wir haben uns eine Couch und neue Sessel gekauft.

We bought ourselves a couch and new armchairs.

Declension of die Couch

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Couchdie Couches
Accusativedie Couchdie Couches
Dativeder Couchden Couches
Genitiveder Couchder Couches

Where Couch comes from

im 20. Jahrhundert von englisch couch entlehnt, dem französisch couche „Lager“ zugrunde liegt. Dieses ist Substantiv zum französischen Verb se coucher „sich hinlegen“, welches auf lateinisch collocare „hinsetzen, niederlegen“ zurückgeht.

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Questions about Couch

Is it der, die or das Couch?

It is die Couch — Couch is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Couches.

What is the plural of Couch?

The plural of die Couch is die Couches.

What is the genitive of Couch?

The genitive singular is der Couch. The dative plural is den Couches.

What does Couch mean in English?

die Couch means "couch; sofa". For example: "Wir haben uns eine Couch und neue Sessel gekauft." — "We bought ourselves a couch and new armchairs."

What level is Couch in German?

Couch is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the furniture vocabulary.

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