Adjective / Adverb
hart
Pronunciation: /hart/
hard
A2
rank #771
Meanings
Adjective
- hard
- severe, harsh
- unmoved, cold, cruel
Adverb
- hard (with force or effort)
- sharply, roughly, severely
- close
Example sentence
Sie haben die ganze Woche hart gearbeitet.
They worked hard all week.
Usage
- hart arbeiten — Hart stays unchanged when describing how someone works.
- hart / härter / am härtesten — The comparative and superlative take an umlaut.
Das Brot ist über Nacht hart geworden.
The bread has gone hard overnight.