The German word for nail is
Nagel
Gender
The gender of Nagel is masculine. E.g. der Nagel.Plural
The plural of Nagel is Nägel.German Definition
| nail | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] Technik: Nagel, Stift | |
| [2] Fingernagel, Zehennagel, Nagel | |
| [1] We need more nails. | |
| Wir brauchen mehr Nägel. | |
| [2] My little brother has this nasty habit of biting his nails. | |
| Mein kleiner Bruder hat die schlechte Angewohnheit auf seinen Fingernägeln zu kauen. |
Translations for nail and their definitions
| festnageln | ||
| v. to nail, to nail down (employ a nail as a fastener) | ||
| v. to pin down (corner somebody in order to get a firm answer) | ||
| nageln | ||
| v. to nail (to hammer or drive a nail into something) | ||
| v. (vulgar) to nail (of a male, to have sexual intercourse with a female) | ||
| v. to produce a knocking sound | ||
| der Motor nagelt | ||
| Nagel |  | ||
| n. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin. | |||
| Ihre Nägel waren rot lackiert. - Her nails were painted red. | |||
| n. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them. | |||
| Hang das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben. - Hang the picture on the nail over there. | |||
| v. first-person singular present of nageln | |||
| v. singular imperative of nageln | |||
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