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The German word for hour is
Stunde





hour

Gender

The gender of Stunde is feminine. E.g. die Stunde.

Plural

The plural of Stunde is Stunden.

German Definition


hour
     Substantiv:
     [1] Stunde
          [1] It is five hours since your mother left.
            Es sind fünf Stunden vergangen, seit deine Mutter gegangen ist.



Translations for hour and their definitions

Stunde ©
     n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
          Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours.
     n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
          Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
     n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
          Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now.
     v. first-person singular present of stunden
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of stunden
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of stunden
     v. singular imperative of stunden


Zeit ©
     n-f. time (as a concept)
     n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
     n-f. period, era (time in the past)
     n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
     n-f. (grammar) tense
     prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during
          Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship.


Uhr ©
     n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
          Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock.
          Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four.
          Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it?
     n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
          (hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr)
          Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow.
     n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
          Wasseruhr - water meter
          Gasuhr - gas meter
     n-f. (informal) clockwise direction
          mit der Uhr - clockwise
          gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise


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