Skip to content

Hahn

rooster

noun HAHN Rare

Also means

tap, faucet

Usage Note

Hahn is masculine, plural Hähne with umlaut. It also means a tap (Wasserhahn). The idiom Hahn im Korb sein means to be the only man among women, the centre of attention.

Examples

"Der Hahn kräht jeden Morgen sehr früh."

Natural Translation

The rooster crows very early every morning.

Literal Translation

The rooster crows every morning very early.

Free starter pack

Building your German vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common German words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore German by topic