Stunde

hour

noun SHTUN-de Common

Also means

lesson

Usage Note

Stunde is feminine (die Stunde, plural Stunden) and means both an hour and a class period or lesson, as in Deutschstunde. Don't confuse it with the false friend 'stunde'; and note Stunde (hour) differs from Uhr, which tells clock time. Nachhilfestunden are private tutoring lessons.

Examples

"Ich warte schon eine Stunde."

Natural Translation

I've been waiting for an hour.

Literal Translation

I wait already an hour.

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