noun
beard
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Bart (der) means beard — facial hair on the chin/jaw. Gender: masculine (der); plural Bärte (note the umlaut: a → ä). Declensions include den Bart, des Bartes, den Bärten (dative plural). No reflexive or special preposition; common noun for male facial hair styles or grooming.
Examples
Der neue Anzug stand ihm besser, weil der Friseur seinen Bart kürzte.
The new suit suited him better because the hairdresser trimmed his beard.
Er hat sich entschieden, einen Bart wachsen zu lassen.
He decided to grow a beard.
Er hat einen langen Bart.
He has a long beard.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a man with a full beard when you hear 'Bart'.
Bart sounds like 'bart' in English; associate with 'moustache/beard'.
der = masculine. Imagine a man with a sign 'der Bart' to remember the gender.
Notes
Common everyday noun. Genitive can be 'des Bartes' or colloquially 'des Barts'.