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The article for

Bein

das Bein

Bein is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Beine
English
leg
Level
A1
Topic
Body

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Why is it das Bein?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Bein, so learn the two together: das Bein.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Limb for walking and standing

[1] Extremität zum Laufen und Stehen

[2] Part of furniture that is used to stand on the ground / floor

[2] Teil von Möbeln, der zum Stehen auf dem Untergrund/Boden dient

[3] short for: pant leg

[3] kurz für: Hosenbein

[4] Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, otherwise out of date, in medicine only in compound words: bones

[4] Süddeutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, sonst veraltet, in der Medizin nur in zusammengesetzten Wörtern: Knochen

Examples

[1] Only Dolores. legs do that

[1] Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores.

[1] As long as you put your legs under my table ...

[1] Solange du deine Beine unter meinen Tisch steckst …
More source examples (6)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "My gaze wandered up her legs." [3]

[1] „Mein Blick wanderte an ihren Beinen hoch.“[3]

[1] "The legs twitched and the arms could no longer hold on ." [4]

[1] „Die Beine zuckten, und die Arme konnten nicht mehr festhalten.“[4]

[1] "Then Dwayne also braced his leg against the wall again" [5]

[1] „Dann stemmte Dwayne sein Bein wieder zusätzlich an die Wand.“[5]

[2] The table has four legs.

[2] Der Tisch hat vier Beine.

[3] One leg is missing from the trousers

[3] Bei der Hose fehlt ein Bein.

[4] The cubes were made of bone.

[4] Die Würfel waren aus Bein gefertigt.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Bein die Beine
Genitiv des Beins des Beines der Beine
Dativ dem Bein dem Beine den Beinen
Akkusativ das Bein die Beine

Pronunciation

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