Meaning 1neutral · 82%
A quantity of things lying loosely together in one place.
Natural examples
Ein Haufen nasser Blätter lag vor der Haustür.
A pile of wet leaves lay outside the front door.
Die Kinder stapelten Steine zu einem kleinen Haufen.
The children stacked stones into a small pile.
Auf dem Schreibtisch lag ein Haufen ungeöffneter Briefe.
A pile of unopened letters lay on the desk.
Usage note
Haufen is masculine; its plural is Haufen and its genitive is des Haufens. It means a loose pile, as in ein Haufen Laub; colloquially it can also mean a large quantity.
Mini-lesson: Haufen
A quantity of things lying loosely together in one place. Haufen is masculine; its plural is Haufen and its genitive is des Haufens. It means a loose pile, as in ein Haufen Laub; colloquially it can also mean a large quantity.
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