noun
ship, boat
A2
Schiff (das Schiff) means ship or boat, typically for larger vessels (smaller: Boot). It’s neuter; singular: das Schiff (genitive des Schiffes), plural: die Schiffe. Declensions follow regular patterns (die Schiffe, der Schiffe, den Schiffen). No special preposition; normal noun inflection in German.
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Das Schiff legt morgen im Hafen ab.
The ship departs from the harbor tomorrow.
Die Hafenarbeiter inspizierten das Schiff, bevor es in See stach.
The dockworkers inspected the ship before it set sail.
Wir fahren mit dem Boot, aber das große Schiff bleibt im Hafen.
We're going by small boat, but the big ship stays in the harbor.
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imagine a ship with a 'shift' of sails — 'Schiff' = ship
das (neuter) — imagine a little model ship boxed and labeled 'das Schiff'
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Das Schiff is neuter. Plural is 'Schiffe'.