A fun look at the German word "der Hosenstall" and why it’s perfect for an April’s fools prank. Also: some more or less useful words :)
Words we'll learn:
die Hose, der Stall, der Reißverschluss, auf sein,...
By: Emanuel|10 Comments| Updated:
January 14, 2026
Hi everyone,
and welcome to our German Word of the Day. This time we will look at the meaning and only at the meaning of :
der Hosenstall
So I was in the middle of writing an article about this really useful word … I think it was schon or noch or something… but then it struck me… April is comin’ up and so is Aprils Fools’ Day and I should hook you up with at least one Aprils Fools’ joke… I don’t want you to stand aside while all the others are having ever so much fun. So today I will give you one of the absolute classics and the main component for it is der Hosenstall.
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Bruh……. I was terrified that link was a dick pic until I hovered over it and saw the url. You hint that your penis wants to be let out of your pants and follow that up immediately with a link, what am I supposed to think
Hahaha… no, I wouldn’t do something like that here. I have 12 year old readers, too. So the links will always be safe for work. Or will they… dun dunn dunnnn
Otakran
the image gets very funny at the end of the post, XD
Cool, great to hear that it has made it that far :)
Lisa
Hi, I love your column. I have a question about a sentence you wrote. You said, Maria hat in Beziehung die Hose an. I am wondering about this “an.” I am thinking this is part of a separable prefix verb but it isn’t with Haben; why is it there eigentlich? Thanks!
Hi Lisa… you are right… an is a prefix of a seperable verb and the verb is: anhaben. There are some combinations of haben (mithaben, vorhaben, umhaben) … anhaben in combination with clothes simply means to wear, in combination with electrical or mechanical things it is have running… I hope that clarifies it :)
Oh, thank you so much! German can be frustrating to learn and you’ve made it a real joy to study. I had no idea there was a verb called anhaben. Thanks for teaching me something else. I look forward to learning more from you! Perhaps you could give a lesson on beantworten and antworten? Thanks again!
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Emanul, you stink!
Indeed, I do.
Bruh……. I was terrified that link was a dick pic until I hovered over it and saw the url. You hint that your penis wants to be let out of your pants and follow that up immediately with a link, what am I supposed to think
Hahaha… no, I wouldn’t do something like that here. I have 12 year old readers, too. So the links will always be safe for work. Or will they… dun dunn dunnnn
the image gets very funny at the end of the post, XD
liebe aus kenia! love this site
Cool, great to hear that it has made it that far :)
Hi, I love your column. I have a question about a sentence you wrote. You said, Maria hat in Beziehung die Hose an. I am wondering about this “an.” I am thinking this is part of a separable prefix verb but it isn’t with Haben; why is it there eigentlich? Thanks!
Hi Lisa… you are right… an is a prefix of a seperable verb and the verb is: anhaben. There are some combinations of haben (mithaben, vorhaben, umhaben) … anhaben in combination with clothes simply means to wear, in combination with electrical or mechanical things it is have running… I hope that clarifies it :)
Oh, thank you so much! German can be frustrating to learn and you’ve made it a real joy to study. I had no idea there was a verb called anhaben. Thanks for teaching me something else. I look forward to learning more from you! Perhaps you could give a lesson on beantworten and antworten? Thanks again!