Haar

/haːɐ̯/

das noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Haare

Meaning

  1. hair

    Singular for one strand, but often used collectively too — much like English "hair."

    • Sie hat lange, dunkle Haare.

      She has long, dark hair.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cabelo

cabelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hair."

Practice

1 What does Haar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat lange, dunkle ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haar?

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