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The jacket's colour is red.
Die Farbe der Jacke ist rot. The jacket's colour is red.

noun · A1

die Farbe

[ˈfaʁbə]

colour, color

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Other Examples

  • Welche Farbe magst du?

    Which colour do you like?

  • Ich suche die Hose in einer anderen Farbe.

    I'm looking for the trousers in another colour.

  • Frau Hilde mag ruhige Farben.

    Frau Hilde likes calm colours.

Grammar

Plural
die Farben In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Farbe die Farben
Welche Farbe magst du? Which colour do you like?
Accusative wen? was? die Farbe die Farben
Dative wem? der Farbe den Farben
Mit einer neuen Farbe verändert Bruno sein ganzes Zimmer. With a new colour, Bruno transforms his whole room.
Genitive wessen? der Farbe der Farben

How the Word Is Built

Word family

farbigfärbenfarblosder Farbstift

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