bar
bare
Without clothing or covering; naked or uncovered.
EXAMPLE
Mit barem Haupt stand er am Grab seines Vaters.
With his head bare, he stood at his father's grave.
bar
bare / in cash / sheer
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Meanings
bar + Genitiv
devoid of
Completely free of something or lacking something; this pattern is mostly used in formal language.
EXAMPLE
Seine Argumentation war bar jeder Logik.
His reasoning was devoid of any logic.
bar
in cash
In the form of cash rather than by bank transfer, card, or another payment method.
EXAMPLE
Sie bezahlte die Rechnung bar.
She paid the bill in cash.
für bare Münze nehmen
take at face value
To accept a statement or claim as true and sincerely meant without questioning it.
EXAMPLE
Du solltest seine Übertreibungen nicht für bare Münze nehmen.
You shouldn't take his exaggerations at face value.
bar
sheer
Obvious, pure, nothing other than; usually intensifies a noun such as 'Unsinn' (nonsense), 'Zufall' (coincidence), or 'Entsetzen' (horror).
EXAMPLE
Was er da behauptet, ist barer Unsinn.
What he's claiming is sheer nonsense.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry bar, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | bar |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Formal style
In the sense of 'ohne Bedeckung' (without covering), 'bar' (bare) often sounds formal or literary. It usually comes before a noun, as in 'mit barem Haupt' (with one's head bare) or 'mit baren Füßen' (with bare feet).
EXAMPLE
Sie tanzte mit baren Füßen über die Wiese.
She danced across the meadow with bare feet.
Genitive construction
In this formal construction, 'bar' (devoid of) is usually followed by the genitive case. The structure is: bar + genitive.
EXAMPLE
Der Bericht war bar jeden sachlichen Beweises.
The report was devoid of any factual evidence.
Typical collocations
When referring to payments, 'bar' (in cash) is often combined with verbs such as 'bezahlen' (to pay) or 'zahlen' (to pay). It can appear directly after the verb or at the end of the sentence.
EXAMPLE
Der Kunde wollte den Handwerker sofort bar bezahlen.
The customer wanted to pay the tradesperson in cash straight away.
Fixed expression
In 'etwas für bare Münze nehmen' (to take something at face value), 'bare Münze' (literally, hard cash) is a fixed expression. The phrase is used with 'nehmen' (to take) and refers to statements or claims.
EXAMPLE
Nimm seine Versprechen nicht für bare Münze.
Don't take his promises at face value.
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