haaren
to shed
To lose hair or fur. Used mainly for animals.
EXAMPLE
Meine Katze haart furchtbar, die ganze Couch ist voller Haare.
My cat sheds terribly; the whole couch is covered in hair.
haaren
to shed
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Meanings
Usage tips
Word family
The verb 'haaren' (to shed) is derived directly from the noun 'das Haar' (hair). It describes the action of losing hair.
EXAMPLE
Im Frühling haaren viele Hunde besonders stark.
In spring, many dogs shed especially heavily.
Typical use
This verb is used almost exclusively for animals with fur, such as dogs, cats, or horses. The animal that is losing hair is always the subject of the sentence.
EXAMPLE
Unser alter Hund haart kaum noch.
Our old dog hardly sheds anymore.
Typical collocations
'haaren' (to shed) is often combined with adverbs that describe intensity. Common examples are 'stark haaren' (to shed heavily), 'sehr haaren' (to shed a lot), or 'kaum haaren' (to hardly shed).
EXAMPLE
Mein neuer Pullover ist schwarz, und die weiße Katze haart sehr.
My new sweater is black, and the white cat sheds a lot.
Compare with
haaren vs verlieren
to lose
For animals, verlieren and haaren can describe the same process. Verlieren takes Haare or Fell (hair or fur) as its object, whereas haaren describes the process without an object. For a general statement about an animal, haaren is especially appropriate.
haaren
Unser Hund haart im Frühling sehr stark.
Our dog sheds heavily in the spring.
verlieren
Unser Hund verliert im Frühling viele Haare.
Our dog loses a lot of hair in the spring.
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