Hektar

hectare

noun HEK-tar Less Common

Origin: from French 'hectare'

Usage Note

Hektar is a unit of 10,000 square metres and stays unchanged after numbers: zehn Hektar Wald, not Hektare. It is also commonly treated as neuter (das Hektar), though der Hektar occurs too.

Examples

"Der Hof hat fünfzig Hektar Land."

Natural Translation

The farm has fifty hectares of land.

Literal Translation

The farm has fifty hectares land.

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