Definition
An upper-body garment with a collar, sleeves, and buttons down the front.
Translations
- English
- shirt
- Français
- chemise
- Türkçe
- gömlek
- Polski
- koszula
- Русский
- рубашка
- Українська
- сорочка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Hemd
- A2
- Noun
- Clothing & Appearance
shirt
/das hɛmt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Hemden
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Clothing & AppearancePrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Hemd liegt auf dem Stuhl.NominativSing.The shirt is lying on the chair.
- Sie kauft ein neues Hemd.AkkusativSing.She is buying a new shirt.
- Er schenkt seinem Bruder ein Hemd.DativSing.He gives his brother a shirt as a gift.
- Die Farbe des Hemdes gefällt mir.GenitivSing.I like the color of the shirt.
- Die Hemden liegen im Schrank.NominativPlur.The shirts are in the closet.
- Sie wäscht die Hemden heute.AkkusativPlur.She is washing the shirts today.
- Er gibt den Hemden neue Knöpfe.DativPlur.He gives the shirts new buttons.
- Die Ärmel der Hemden sind zu lang.GenitivPlur.The sleeves of the shirts are too long.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hemd/hɛmt/
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Article phrase
das Hemd/das hɛmt/
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Plural
Hemden/ˈhɛmdn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Hemd | die Hemden |
| Akkusativ | das Hemd | die Hemden |
| Dativ | dem Hemd | den Hemden |
| Genitiv | des Hemdes | der Hemden |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein weißes Hemd
- Collocationein Hemd bügeln
- Collocationein Hemd tragen
- Verb constructionein Hemd anziehen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einem Hemdmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDas Hemd passt gut zu dieser Hose.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBluse — blouse
- Broader termKleidungsstück
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Oberhemd
- Hemdbluse