noun
nose
B1
Nase (die) means ‘nose’, the body part for smell and breathing. Feminine noun with regular plural Nasen and regular declension (die Nase, die Nasen). Used in anatomical and idiomatic expressions (e.g., die Nase voll). No irregular plural or special preposition required.
Examples
Er hat eine große Nase.
He has a big nose.
Er hielt sich die Nase zu, als der Geruch aus dem Lager stärker wurde.
He held his nose when the smell from the warehouse got stronger.
Meine Nase läuft, ich brauche ein Taschentuch.
My nose is running; I need a tissue.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a cartoon face with a prominent 'Nase' to recall the word
sounds like English 'nah-suh' — remember 'nose'
Feminine 'die' — imagine a lady with a ribbon on her nose: 'die Nase'
Notes
Plural is 'Nasen'. Watch for compound nouns like 'Nasenspray' (nasal spray) and 'Nasenbluten' (nosebleed).