Noun
die Stunde
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtʊndə/
hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
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plural Stunden
Meanings
Noun
- hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
- lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
Example sentence
„Wie lange haben Sie dafür gebraucht?“ – „Eine halbe Stunde.“
"How long did it take you to do that?" "Half an hour."
Word forms
singular
die Stunde
plural
die Stunden
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Stunde
Accusativedie Stunde
Dativeder Stunde
Genitiveder Stunde
Plural
Nominativedie Stunden
Accusativedie Stunden
Dativeden Stunden
Genitiveder Stunden
Usage
- eine halbe Stunde — Half an hour; Stunde is feminine.
- vor einer Stunde — Vor takes dative when saying how long ago.
Der Bus kommt in einer halben Stunde.
The bus will arrive in half an hour.