In German
Hand
Meaning: hand
Formal or informal? “Hand” is the everyday word for hand. The plural changes to “Hände”, with an umlaut.
Example sentences
GibmirdeineHand.
Give me your hand.
SiehatzweiHände.
She has two hands.
IchwaschemeineHände.
I wash my hands.
Grammar note
“Die Hand” is feminine, so it takes “die” and “eine”. The plural is “die Hände”. For “my hands”, use “meine Hände”, and the umlaut shows the change in the plural.
Common mistake
Write the plural with an umlaut: “Hände”, not “Hande”. Also remember that “Hand” is feminine, so it's “die Hand”, not “der Hand”.
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What is the plural of “Hand”?
“Hände”, with an umlaut on the “a”.
What is the gender of “Hand”?
Feminine: “die Hand”, so it's “eine Hand” for “a hand”.