die Augenfarbe
eye color
The color of the iris in the eye of a person or animal.
EXAMPLE
Meine Schwester und ich haben dieselbe seltene Augenfarbe.
My sister and I have the same rare eye color.
die Augenfarbe
eye color
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Meanings
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Compound word
The word is built very logically. It consists of 'Augen' (eyes, the plural of 'das Auge') and 'die Farbe' (color). So it is literally the color of the eyes.
EXAMPLE
Die Augenfarbe eines Babys kann sich im ersten Lebensjahr noch ändern.
A baby's eye color can still change during the first year of life.
Use with 'haben'
To talk about a person's eye color, you use the verb 'haben' (to have). The question for this is: 'Welche Augenfarbe hast du?' (What eye color do you have?).
EXAMPLE
Er hat eine sehr interessante Augenfarbe, eine Mischung aus Grün und Grau.
He has a very interesting eye color, a mix of green and gray.
Typical adjectives
Besides the colors themselves (blau, braun, grün — blue, brown, green), 'Augenfarbe' (eye color) is often combined with adjectives like 'selten' (rare), 'besonders' (special/unusual), 'hell' (light), or 'dunkel' (dark).
EXAMPLE
Grün ist eine eher seltene Augenfarbe.
Green is a rather rare eye color.
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