noun
button
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Knopf: a masculine noun meaning 'button' (clothing or device). Plural is Knöpfe (Umlaut change) and genitive singular des Knopfes shows an -es ending. Plural formation is irregular compared with regular -e nouns. No special preposition or reflexivity; decline as a regular strong masculine noun with the shown endings.
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Der Knopf ist abgefallen.
The button has come off.
An deiner Jacke fehlt ein Knopf.
Your jacket is missing a button.
Die Mutter nähte den Knopf an die Jacke, damit die Jacke nicht offen blieb.
The mother sewed the button onto the jacket so that the jacket would not remain open.
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VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
visualize a round button sewn onto a shirt
sounds like 'knop' — short and round like a button
der Knopf — 'der' like other small concrete items (think 'der Ball', 'der Knopf')
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Common noun for a clothing or device button. Plural is 'Knöpfe'.