Noun
der Hang
Pronunciation: /haŋ/
slope, hill, hillside
B2
rank #4,378
plural Hänge
Meanings
Noun
- slope, hill, hillside
- inclination; propensity; bias; a disposition, or liability towards something/someone
Example sentence
Der Pfad führte im Zickzack den steilen Hang hoch.
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Word forms
singular
der Hang
plural
die Hänge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Hang
Accusativeden Hang
Dativedem Hang
Genitivedes Hanges
Plural
Nominativedie Hänge
Accusativedie Hänge
Dativeden Hängen
Genitiveder Hänge
Usage
- an einem steilen Hang — On a steep hillside; an takes dative.
- ein Hang zu etwas — A separate sense is a tendency towards something.
Am sonnigen Hang reifen die Trauben früher.
The grapes ripen earlier on the sunny slope.