# der Hang

der Hang is a German noun meaning “slope”. Forms: des Hanges, die Hänge.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Hanges
- Plural: die Hänge

## In other languages

- Русский: косогор, откос, склон

## Meanings

1. slope, hill, hillside
2. inclination; propensity; bias; a disposition, or liability towards something/someone.
3. _no plural_ inclination; tendency
   - Melissa hat einen Hang zur Theatralik.

## Examples

- Sie hat einen netten Hang zur Selbstmissbilligung. — She has a nice line in self-deprecation.
- Glitschige Schnecken rutschten seitlich den Hang hinunter. — Slippery slugs slithered sideways down the slope.
- Das ist dein Hang zu Klischees. — It's your stereotyping.
- Der Felsen rollte den Hang herunter. — The rock rolled down the hillside.
- Tom fotografierte die auf dem Hang grasenden Rinder. — Tom took a picture of the cattle grazing on the hillside.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Hang