das Heft
noun · /hɛft/ ·Etymology
18th-century backformation from heften (“to fasten”), from *haftijaną (“to bind, secure”).
Translation
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notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book (book in which notes or memoranda are written)
neuter, strong
Das Heft ist nicht deines, es ist seines.
The notebook is not yours. It's his.
Das Heft gehört dir nicht, es gehört ihm.
The notebook is not yours. It's his.
Zuerst versuchte ich, alles in meinem Heft aufzuschreiben.
At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook.
- notepad, writing pad (pad of paper on which one jots down notes) neuter, strong
- exercise book (booklet for students, containing problems and exercises, or blank pages for writing answers) neuter, strong
- number, issue (single edition of a periodical publication) neuter, strong
- magazine (non-academic periodical publication) neuter, strong
- comic (magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories) neuter, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Heft | Hefte |
| Accusative | Heft | Hefte |
| Dative | Heft | Heften |
| Genitive | Heftes | Hefte |