noun
color
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Farbe (die Farbe) means color, i.e. hue or shade. Feminine noun with plural Farben. Declensions: nominative die Farbe, genitive der Farbe, dative der Farbe, plural dative den Farben. Also used for paint in everyday German, but primary translation is 'color'. No irregular plural.
Examples
Die Wände bekamen eine neue Farbe, nachdem die Maler die Risse ausgebessert hatten.
The walls received a new coat of paint after the painters had repaired the cracks.
Die Farbe ist schön.
The color is beautiful.
Die Farbe dieses Stuhls ist blau.
The color of this chair is blue.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a painter's palette spilling many colors labeled 'Farbe'.
Sounds like 'far-buh' — imagine colors going far
die Farbe — imagine a female painter to recall the feminine article
Notes
Plural is 'Farben'. In some contexts 'Farbe' can also mean paint (the material).