Definition
A muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood through the body.
Translations
- English
- heart
- Français
- cœur
- Türkçe
- kalp
- Polski
- serce
- Русский
- сердце
- Українська
- серце
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Herz
- A1
- Noun
- Body & Health
heart
/das ˈhɛʁt͡s/
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
- Herzen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Herz schlägt schneller beim Sport.NominativSing.The heart beats faster during exercise.
- Die Ärztin untersucht sein Herz.AkkusativSing.The doctor examines his heart.
- Seine Hand liegt auf dem Herzen.DativSing.His hand is resting on his heart.
- Der Sensor sitzt direkt über dem Herzen.DativSing.The sensor is positioned directly above the heart.
- Die Herzen der Tiere schlagen schnell.NominativPlur.The animals’ hearts beat quickly.
- Der Arzt untersucht die Herzen der Tiere.AkkusativPlur.The doctor examines the animals’ hearts.
- Die Forscher messen den Blutfluss in den Herzen der Tiere.DativPlur.The researchers measure blood flow in the animals’ hearts.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Herz/hɛʁt͡s/
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Article phrase
das Herz/das ˈhɛʁt͡s/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Herz | die Herzen |
| Akkusativ | das Herz | die Herzen |
| Dativ | dem Herzen | den Herzen |
| Genitiv | des Herzens | der Herzen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdas Herz untersuchen
- Adjective combinationein gesundes Herz
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word