Bar

noun
bar (pub)
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Bar means a pub or cocktail lounge. Feminine noun (die Bar), plural Bars. Also distinct from lowercase adverb 'bar' meaning 'in cash' (different word). No special preposition; regular declension. Used for nightlife venues and also for the serving counter; common in everyday speech and hospitality contexts.

Examples

Ich gehe gerne in Bars.
I enjoy going to bars.
Wir treffen uns heute Abend in der Bar.
We're meeting at the bar tonight.
Die Reservierung fรผr die Bar wurde storniert, weil das Konzert lรคnger dauerte.
The reservation for the bar was canceled because the concert lasted longer.

Details

PluralBars

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Bardie Bars
genitiveder Barder Bars
dativeder Barden Bars
accusativedie Bardie Bars

Mnemonics

๐Ÿ‘๏ธPicture a cozy evening scene with people sitting at a small bar counter ordering drinks.
๐Ÿ‘‚Sounds like the English word 'bar' (a place to drink).
โšง๏ธdie = feminine. Imagine a hostess (a woman) welcoming you into 'die Bar'.

Notes

Can mean a pub or cocktail bar. Do not confuse with 'Bar' as an adjective ending or other technical uses.

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