Vocabulary
die
Hauptsache
/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/· noun· Pl. die Hauptsachen
the main thing
Hauptsache — very common in speech: Hauptsache, du bist gesund! (The main thing is that you're healthy!)
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Forms
- Singular
- die Hauptsache
- Plural
- die Hauptsachen
- Genitiv
- der Hauptsache
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Hauptsache
the main thing
Hauptsache, wir haben Spaß!
The main thing is that we have fun!
Word family
Hauptsachedas Hauptheaddie Sachethinghauptsächlichmainly
Common combinations
- Hauptsache, …the main thing is …
- in der Hauptsachemainly
- das ist die Hauptsachethat's the main thing
Real examples
- Hauptsache, es schmeckt!The main thing is that it tastes good!
- Das Wetter war schlecht, aber Hauptsache, wir waren zusammen.The weather was bad, but the main thing is that we were together.
- Gesundheit ist die Hauptsache.Health is the main thing.
