noun
shirt
A2
Hemd (das Hemd, plural die Hemden) means shirt. It is neuter (das). Plural adds -en: Hemden. Genitive singular often des Hemdes with -es ending. Declension follows standard patterns: das Hemd, dem Hemd, die Hemden, den Hemden. Common clothing noun, regular usage in German.
Examples
Er trägt ein blaues Hemd.
He's wearing a blue shirt.
Der Kollege zog das Hemd an, nachdem er es gebügelt hatte.
The colleague put on the shirt after he had ironed it.
Ich trage ein Hemd.
I'm wearing a shirt.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a clean shirt on a hanger labeled 'Hemd'.
Hemd sounds like 'hemmed' — think of a hem on a shirt.
das Hemd — many clothing items like 'das Kleid', 'das Hemd' are neuter.
Notes
Plural 'Hemden'.