Noun
der Arm
Pronunciation: /arm/
an arm
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rank #1,111
plural Arme
Meanings
Noun
- an arm
- anything that resembles an arm
- a sleeve
- a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
Example sentence
Wie hast du dir den Arm gebrochen?
How did you break your arm?
Word forms
singular
der Arm
plural
die Arme
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Arm
Accusativeden Arm
Dativedem Arm
Genitivedes Armes
Plural
Nominativedie Arme
Accusativedie Arme
Dativeden Armen
Genitiveder Arme
Usage
- Arm → Arme — The plural adds -e without an umlaut.
- jemanden in den Arm nehmen — This expression means give someone a hug.
Das Kind hebt beide Arme und winkt seiner Oma.
The child raises both arms and waves to its grandma.
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