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die Hardware

B2

hardware

English meaning
hardware
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Computers & Software

Hardware in a sentence

Die Hardware des Computers ist noch relativ neu.

The hardware of the computer is still relatively new.

Declension of die Hardware

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Hardware
Accusativedie Hardware
Dativeder Hardware
Genitiveder Hardware

Word family

die Hardware is built from die Ware (goods, merchandise). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Hardware comes from

[1] englisch hardware = „harte Ware“ bezeichnet zunächst Eisenwaren, später dann auch technische Teile von Datenverarbeitungsanlagen. Ins Deutsche wurde nur die zweite Bedeutung übernommen.

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Questions about Hardware

Is it der, die or das Hardware?

It is die Hardware — Hardware is feminine.

What is the genitive of Hardware?

The genitive singular is der Hardware.

What does Hardware mean in English?

die Hardware means "hardware". For example: "Die Hardware des Computers ist noch relativ neu." — "The hardware of the computer is still relatively new."

What level is Hardware in German?

Hardware is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the computers & software vocabulary.

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