noun
hand
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Noun meaning 'hand' (die Hand). Feminine; plural Hände (umlaut) is irregular. Declension: singular die Hand, genitive/dative singular der Hand; plural nominative/accusative die Hände, dative den Händen, genitive der Hände. Common in idioms; no special preposition required. Remember spelling change (a→ä) in plural.
Examples
Der Schüler hob die Hand, weil er eine Frage stellen wollte, obwohl die Stunde fast vorbei war.
The student raised his hand because he wanted to ask a question, although the lesson was almost over.
Sie hob die Hand, um eine Frage zu stellen.
She raised her hand to ask a question.
Ich wasche meine Hände.
I'm washing my hands.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture your own hand holding something; the word is the same as in English
Sounds like English 'hand' — same word, same meaning
Die Hand — think 'die' as if the H is a little hat (feminine)
Notes
Common irregular plural (die Hände). Used both for body part and for the action of a clock (die Hand einer Uhr).