No. 10,927 in German
schaf
Sheep.
In a sentence
Das Schaf weidet friedlich auf der Weide.
The sheep grazes peacefully on the meadow.
Here, 'Schaf' is used as a noun referring to the animal, specifically a sheep.
Manchmal muss man wie ein Schaf der Herde folgen.
Sometimes one must follow the herd like a sheep.
In this sentence, 'Schaf' is employed metaphorically to describe someone acting uncritically or without independent thought, akin to the behavior of sheep.
Ich habe ein kuscheliges Schaf als Plüschtier.
I have a cuddly sheep as a plush toy.
In this context, 'Schaf' retains its literal meaning but refers to a soft toy modeled after a sheep.
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