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hart.

hard

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/hart/[haʁt][haɐ̯t][haːt]

  1. hard

  2. severe, harsh

  3. unmoved, cold, cruel

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hart, Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kortús (“strong; powerful”). Cognate with Low German hard, hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Danish hård.

adv/hart/[haʁt][haɐ̯t][haːt]

  1. hard (with force or effort)

    Sie haben die ganze Woche hart gearbeitet.

  2. sharply, roughly, severely

  3. close

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hart, Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kortús (“strong; powerful”). Cognate with Low German hard, hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Danish hård.

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