die Zähne
Translation
teeth
Examples
Putze dir die Zähne!
Brush your teeth!
Er hat weiße Zähne.
He has white teeth.
Grammar Patterns
to brush one's ((teeth)) Man sollte sich zweimal täglich die Zähne putzen.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Gebiss (set of teeth)
Etymology
The plural form of 'der Zahn' (tooth). It follows a common German pluralization pattern called umlaut (a → ä).
Memory Tips
Note the vowel shift from 'Zahn' to 'Zähne', which is like the English shift from 'foot' to 'feet'.