Sie hat sich die Hüfte gebrochen, nachdem sie auf dem eisigen Gehweg ausgerutscht ist.
English: She broke her hip after slipping on the icy pavement.
Hüfte /hˈʏftə/ · noun · CEFR B2. German translation of "hip".
See also: Vocabulary entry (German)
- Source term
- hip
- Translation
- Hüfte
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- noun
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Article, Gender & Forms
German article/gender note: learn this word with the article "die".
| Dictionary form | Hüfte |
|---|---|
| Article | die |
| Gender/article class | feminine or plural |
| Plural | varies by noun |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + die Hüfte
- Examples
- Das ist die Hüfte.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
Er trägt seine Schlüssel jeden Tag in seiner Hüfttasche.
English: He carries his keys in his hip pocket every single day.
Yoga hat meine Hüftschmerzen in den letzten Monaten enorm gelindert.
English: Yoga has helped my hip pain enormously in recent months.
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