German word

blau in German sentences

blau means "blue" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Der Himmel ist blau.

The sky is blue.

Lara trägt eine blaue Jacke.

Lara wears a blue jacket.

Das Schild bleibt blau markiert.

The sign remains marked blue.

Für die Karte nutzt der Lehrer einen blauen Stift.

For the map, the teacher uses a blue pen.

Nach dem Regen wirkt der See wieder blau.

After the rain, the lake looks blue again.

Common mistake

Do not treat blau as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.