Vocabulary
das
Haar
/haːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Haare
hair
Describing someone: „Sie hat lange, dunkle Haare.“ For the hair on your head German mostly uses the plural.
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- Singular
- das Haar
- Plural
- die Haare
- Genitiv
- des Haares
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Haar
hair (on the head — usually plural)
Er hat kurze, blonde Haare.
He has short blond hair.
Word family
Haardie Haarfarbehair colourder Haarschnitthaircuthaarighairy
Common combinations
- lange / kurze Haarelong / short hair
- blonde / braune / schwarze Haareblond / brown / black hair
- sich die Haare schneiden lassento get a haircut
Common learner mistakes
- Sie hat lange Haar.Sie hat lange Haare.For the hair on someone's head German normally uses the plural: die Haare.
Real examples
- Meine Mutter hat lange, schwarze Haare.My mother has long black hair.
- Mein Opa hat keine Haare mehr.My grandpa has no hair left.
- Er hat graue Haare und eine Brille.He has grey hair and glasses.
