noun
leg
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'Bein' (das) means 'leg'. Neuter noun with plural 'Beine'. Genitive singular 'des Beins' (‑s). Declension is regular; plural formed with -e. Used for human limbs and also for furniture parts ('table leg'). No irregularities; common collocations: 'ein Bein verletzen' or 'mit beiden Beinen stehen'.
Examples
Der Tänzer musste aufhören, nachdem er sich am Bein verletzte, weil die Schmerzen zu stark waren.
The dancer had to stop after he injured his leg because the pain was too severe.
Er hat sich das linke Bein gebrochen.
He broke his left leg.
Mein Bein ist gebrochen.
My leg is broken.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a leg shaped like a long bean
Sounds like English 'bean' — imagine a bean shaped like a leg
das — imagine a neutral cast (das) around the leg
Notes
Plural Beine. Genitive can be des Beins or des Beines; des Beins is common in speech.