noun
copy
B1
Meaning: 'copy' (a duplicate). Noun feminine: die Kopie. Plural form Kopien. Countable; commonly used in compounds or with machen (eine Kopie machen). Declines regularly but plural ends -en (die Kopien). Singular genitive: der Kopie; Dative plural: den Kopien.
Examples
Ich mache eine Kopie.
I'll make a copy.
Ich brauche eine Kopie dieses Dokuments.
I need a copy of this document.
Der Redakteur verlangte eine Kopie des Dokuments, weil das Original beschädigt war.
The editor requested a copy of the document because the original was damaged.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a photocopied sheet next to the original.
Sounds like English 'copy'.
Die Kopie — words ending in -ie are often feminine in German (think 'die' + '-ie').
Notes
Kopie refers to a duplicate of a document or file. Do not confuse with 'Kopierer' (the machine). Plural is normally 'Kopien'.