Definition
The part of the body between the shoulder and the hand.
Translations
- English
- arm
- Français
- bras
- Türkçe
- kol
- Polski
- ramię
- Русский
- рука
- Українська
- рука
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Arm
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
arm
/deːɐ̯ aʁm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Arme
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Arm tut heute weh.NominativSing.My arm hurts today.
- Der Arzt untersucht meinen Arm.AkkusativSing.The doctor examines my arm.
- Ich vertraue meinem Arm wieder.DativSing.I trust my arm again.
- Die Beweglichkeit des Arms ist eingeschränkt.GenitivSing.The arm's mobility is limited.
- Meine Arme sind nach dem Training müde.NominativPlur.My arms are tired after training.
- Sie hebt ihre Arme über den Kopf.AkkusativPlur.She raises her arms above her head.
- Der Physiotherapeut hilft den Armen mit gezielten Übungen.DativPlur.The physiotherapist helps the arms with targeted exercises.
- Die Muskeln der Arme sind kräftig.GenitivPlur.The muscles of the arms are strong.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Arm/aʁm/
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Article phrase
der Arm/deːɐ̯ aʁm/
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Plural
Arme/ˈaʁmə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Arm | die Arme |
| Akkusativ | den Arm | die Arme |
| Dativ | dem Arm | den Armen |
| Genitiv | des Arms | der Arme |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein gebrochener Arm
- Collocationden Arm heben
- CollocationArm in Arm gehen
- Verb constructionjemandem den Arm brechen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionam Arm verletzt seinan + Dativ
- Sentence patternEr nimmt seinen Arm aus der Schlinge.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBein — leg
Arm and Bein are different limbs and denote different body parts.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Arm“ is a simple noun that cannot be further segmented synchronically.