Definition
The part of the body that connects the head and torso.
Translations
- English
- neck
- Français
- cou
- Türkçe
- boyun
- Polski
- szyja
- Русский
- шея
- Українська
- шия
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Hals
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
neck
/deːɐ̯ ˈhals/
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
- Hälse
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Hals tut beim Schlucken weh.NominativSing.My neck hurts when I swallow.
- Sie trägt einen warmen Schal um den Hals.AkkusativSing.She wears a warm scarf around her neck.
- Bei ihm ist ein Muskel im Hals verspannt.DativSing.A small muscle in his neck is tense.
- Die Haut des Halses ist besonders empfindlich.GenitivSing.The skin of the neck is especially sensitive.
- Die Hälse von Giraffen sind ungewöhnlich lang.NominativPlur.The necks of the giraffes are unusually long.
- Der Physiotherapeut untersucht die Hälse der Patienten.AkkusativPlur.The physiotherapist examines the patients' necks.
- Bei verspannten Hälsen sollen die Übungen helfen.DativPlur.The exercises are meant to help with tense necks.
- Die Beweglichkeit der Hälse ist von Mensch zu Mensch unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The mobility of the necks varies from person to person.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hals/hals/
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Article phrase
der Hals/deːɐ̯ ˈhals/
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Plural
Hälse/ˈhɛlzə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Hals | die Hälse |
| Akkusativ | den Hals | die Hälse |
| Dativ | dem Hals | den Hälsen |
| Genitiv | des Halses | der Hälse |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein steifer Hals
- Collocationden Hals strecken
- Prepositional constructionetwas um den Hals tragenum + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternEr dreht den Hals nach links.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termKörperteil
- Semantically relatedNacken
Hals refers to the entire connecting area; Nacken mainly refers to the back.
- Semantically relatedKehle
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
- HalsOther
Word family
- Halskette
- Halswirbelsäule