Noun
die Hautfarbe
Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊtˌfarbə/
skin colour, complexion
C1
rank #7,000
plural Hautfarben
Meanings
Noun
- skin colour, complexion
- flesh tone (a pale pink shade, e.g. of a coloured pencil)
Example sentence
Menschen mit heller Hautfarbe bekommen leicht einen Sonnenbrand.
People with light skin colour easily get a sunburn.
Word forms
singular
die Hautfarbe
plural
die Hautfarben
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Hautfarbe
Accusativedie Hautfarbe
Dativeder Hautfarbe
Genitiveder Hautfarbe
Plural
Nominativedie Hautfarben
Accusativedie Hautfarben
Dativeden Hautfarben
Genitiveder Hautfarben
Usage
- die Hautfarbe einer Person — a person's skin colour or complexion; genitive identifies the person
- unabhängig von der Hautfarbe — regardless of skin colour; von takes dative
Das Projekt zeigt Porträts von Menschen unterschiedlicher Hautfarbe.
The project shows portraits of people with different skin colours.