das Hertz
hertz
A unit of frequency. One hertz corresponds to one oscillation or process per second; the unit symbol is Hz.
EXAMPLE
Die Frequenz des Tons beträgt 440 Hertz.
The frequency of the tone is 440 hertz.
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Hertz, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Hertz |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Hertz | – |
| accusative | das Hertz | – |
| dative | dem Hertz | – |
| genitive | des Hertz | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Technical usage
'Hertz' is used mainly in the fields of physics, electrical engineering, and audio engineering. In everyday life, you often encounter it in technical specifications for devices, tones, or electrical signals.
EXAMPLE
Auf der Verpackung steht, dass das Gerät mit 50 Hertz arbeitet.
The packaging says that the device operates at 50 hertz.
Typical collocations
'Hertz' often appears with words such as 'Frequenz' (frequency), 'Signal' (signal), 'Ton' (tone), or 'Schwingung' (oscillation). Typical sentence patterns are 'eine Frequenz von ... Hertz' (a frequency of ... hertz) and 'etwas in Hertz angeben' (to state something in hertz).
EXAMPLE
Das Messgerät zeigt eine Frequenz von 1000 Hertz an.
The measuring device displays a frequency of 1,000 hertz.
Larger units
Prefixes are used to form larger units: 'Kilohertz' (kHz) stands for one thousand hertz, 'Megahertz' (MHz) for one million hertz, and 'Gigahertz' (GHz) for one billion hertz. You often encounter these forms with radio stations, radio communications, and computer processors.
EXAMPLE
Der Radiosender ist auf 99,5 Megahertz zu empfangen.
The radio station can be received at 99.5 megahertz.
In real life
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