No. 8,808 in German
köche
"Cook" or "cooks" (plural of "Koch").
In a sentence
Die Köche im Restaurant sind sehr erfahren.
The chefs in the restaurant are very experienced.
In this sentence, 'Köche' is the plural form of 'Koch', referring to chefs.
Während meiner Ausbildung lernte ich viele talentierte Köche kennen.
During my apprenticeship, I met many talented chefs.
'Köche' is used here as the direct object in the accusative case, referring to the individuals known as chefs.
Gute Köche wissen, wie man einfache Zutaten in ein köstliches Gericht verwandelt.
Good chefs know how to transform simple ingredients into a delicious dish.
Here, 'Köche' is the subject of the sentence in the nominative case and is used in a generic sense.
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