A Step-by-Step Guide to the Body Parts in German

Need to know the body parts in German but don’t know where to start? Check out this post for a step-by-step guide to the body parts in German.

Learning the body parts in German is a huge step for any A1 German speaker. In fact, since there are so many body parts to memorize, it can be easy to lose track.

So, if you’re looking for a step-by-step guide to learning the body parts in German, you’ve come to the right place. This post alone not only highlights what each body part is in German, but it also includes their plural form too.

Main Body Parts in German

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Here are the main body parts in German! These parts primarily focus on the head, the upper appendages, the torso, and the lower appendages.

German	English	Plural
der Koerper	body	die Koerper
der Kopf	head	die Koepfe
der Rumpf	torso	die Ruempfe
der Arm	arm	die Arme
das Bein	leg	die Beine

Parts of the Head in German

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Here are the parts of the head in German! I tried to list every part I could think of, give or take, but of course not every one has the same head… LOL!

German	English	Plural
das Kinn	chin	die Kinne
die Stirn	forehead	die Stirnen
das Gesicht	face	die Gesichter
der Mund	mouth	die Muender
die Lippe	lip	die Lippen
der Zahn	tooth	die Zaehne
die Zunge	tongue	die Zungen
die Nase	nose	die Nasen
die Wange	cheek	die Wangen
das Auge	eye	die Augen
die Augenbraue	eyebrow	die Augenbrauen
die Wimper	eyelash	die Wimpern
das Ohr	ear	die Ohren
das Haar	hair	die Haare
der Bart	beard	die Baerte
der Schnurrbart	mustache	die Schnurrbaerte
die Sommersprosse	freckle	die Sommersprossen

Parts of the Torso in German

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Here are the parts of the torso in German! Similar to the previous section, I tried to list every part, give or take, but not everyone has the same torso.

German	English	Plural
der Hals	neck	die Haelse
die Schulter	shoulder	die Schultern
die Brust	chest	die Brueste
der Bauch	belly	die Baeuche
der Bauchnabel	belly button	die Bauchnabel
die Scheide	vagina	die Scheiden
die Brustwarze	nipple	die Brustwarzen
das Glied	penus	die Glieder
der Hoden	testicle	die Hoden
der After	anus	die After
der Ruecken	back	die Rücken
der Hintern	butt	die Hintern
die Huefte	hip	die Hueften

Parts of the Arm in German

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Here are the parts of the upper appendages in German! These include the parts of the body that make up the arm as well as the hand.

German	English	Plural
das Handgelenk	wrist	die Handgelenke
der Ellenbogen	elbow	die Ellenbogen
die Hand	hand	die Hände
der Finger	finger	die Finger
die Achsel	armpit	die Achseln
der Nagel	nail	die Nägel
der kleine Finger	pinky	die kleine Finger
der Ringfinger	ring finger	die Ringfinger
der Mittelfinger	middle finger	die Mittelfinger
der Zeigefinger	index finger	die Zeigefinger
der Daumen	thumb	die Daumen
der Fingerknoechel	knuckle	die Fingerknöchel

Parts of the Leg in German

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Here are the parts of the lower appendages in German! These include the parts of the body that make up the leg as well as the foot.

German	English	Plural
der Oberschenkel	thigh	die Oberschenkel
das Knie	knee	die Knie
das Schienbein	shin	die Schienbeine
die Kniescheibe	kneecap	die Kniescheiben
der Fuß	foot	die Füße
der Zeh	toe	die Zehen
der Absatz	heel	die Absaetze

Body Organs in German

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Here are the body organs in German! These include the organs that play a vital role in the human organism and they can be located in the torso of the body.

German	English	Plural
das Herz	heart	die Herzen
die Haut	skin	die Häute
die Leber	liver	die Lebern
die Lunge	lung	die Lungen
die Milz	spleen	die Milzen
der Magen	stomach	die Mägen
das Pankreas	pancreas	die Pankreas
die Niere	kidney	die Nieren
der Dickdarm	large intestine	die Dickdärme
der Dünndarm	small intestine	die Dünndärme

Possessive Pronouns for Body Parts in German

When you’re talking about your body parts in German, you may have to use a possessive pronoun from time to time. Possessive pronouns in German are words used to describe ownership in that language and they’re similar to saying “mine, yours, ours” in English.

Listed below are the stems for the possessive pronouns in German. These pronouns can take either an accusative or dative ending in speech but that depends on the case of the noun in possession.

Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Plural	English
mein	mein	meine	meine	my
dein	dein	deine	deine	your
sein	sein	seine	seine	his
ihr	ihr	ihre	ihre	her, their, your (formal)
unser	unser	unsere	unsere	our
euer	euer	eure	eure	your (pl.)

Verbs Used with Body Parts in German

Here are some verbs that are commonly associated with body parts in German! By themselves, these verbs are non-reflexive when no body part is used. However, when these verbs are used with body parts, they become reflexive.

German	English
verletzen	to injure
kleiden	to clothe
brechen	to break
waschen	to wash

So for example… if you use kleiden in a non-reflexive way the sentence would look like this:

Ich kleide der Puppe. (“I clothe the doll.”)

However, if kleiden was used in a reflexive way then the sentence would include a reflexive pronoun:

Ich kleide mich. (“I clothe myself.”)

Reflexive Pronouns in German

Here are all of the reflexive pronouns used in German!

Subject Pronoun	Reflexive Pronoun	English Translation
ich	mich	myself
du	dich	yourself
er/sie/es	sich	himself/herself/itself
wir	uns	ourselves
ihr	euch	yourselves
sie	sich	themselves
Sie	sich	yourself (formal)

Adjectives Used with Body Parts in German

In addition, here are some adjectives that are commonly associated with body parts in German. They’ll help add some variety to your vocabulary in German so that you’re familiar with other ways you can talk about body parts in German.

German	English
sauber	clean
schmutzig	dirty
juckend	itching
brennend	burning
schweißig	sweaty
krank	sick
gesund	healthy
mager	skinny
fett	fat

The only thing that’s important to keep in mind are the adjective endings. These endings must always match the case, number, and gender of the body parts you are describing so that they make sense grammatically.

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Overall, I really hope you enjoyed reading this step-by-step guide to the body parts in German. Please let me know in the comments down below if you have any questions about them. I would love to hear from you! 🙂

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P.S. You’re also welcome to check out this German version of Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes to help you remember!

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