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Meet die Stunde

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 3 meanings

  1. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
  2. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
  3. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Stunde, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Stunden

Examples

  1. 1
    Die kurze Stunde beginnt um acht.The short lesson begins at eight.Nominative · subjectPractise „kurz“ →
  2. 2
    Ich brauche eine ganze Stunde.I need a whole hour.Accusative · brauchenPractise „ganz“ →
  3. 3
    Nach der letzten Stunde fahre ich nach Hause.After the last class, I go home.Dative · nachPractise „letzte“ →
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