Vocabulary
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Hunger
· noun· Pl. —
hunger
Before lunch, after work, on Friday evening — and in German you have it: „Ich habe Hunger.“
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Forms
- Singular
- der Hunger
- Plural
- —
- Genitiv
- des Hungers
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Hunger
hunger
Paul hat Hunger.
Paul is hungry.
Word family
Hungerhungrighungryverhungernto starve; (informal) to be starving: „Ich verhungere!“der Bärenhunger(informal) a huge appetite: „Ich habe einen Bärenhunger!“
Common combinations
- Hunger habento be hungry
- großen Hunger habento be very hungry
Common learner mistakes
- Ich bin Hunger.Ich habe Hunger.In German you have hunger (and thirst): Hunger haben, Durst haben. With sein you need the adjective: „Ich bin hungrig.“
Real examples
- Paul hat Hunger.Paul is hungry.
- Hast du Hunger? Ich mache Nudeln.Are you hungry? I'm making pasta.
