noun
hair, a hair
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"Haar" (neuter) means "hair" (collective) or "a hair" (single strand). Singular: das Haar (ein Haar); plural: die Haare. Often used for both mass and count senses: the head's hair (das Haar) vs individual hairs (ein Haar, die Haare). Genitive singular can be des Haares.
Examples
Die Friseurin fand ein Haar, das noch auf der Bürste klebte, weil der Kunde gerade seinen Mantel ablegte.
The hairdresser found a hair that still stuck to the brush because the customer was just taking off his coat.
Ich habe Haare.
I have hair.
Ein Haar liegt auf dem Tisch.
A hair is lying on the table.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a single hair on a brush
das (neuter) — think 'das Haar'
Notes
Singular can mean a single strand ('ein Haar') or hair in general ('die Haare' for plural).