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Otti is doing his homework.
Otti macht seine Hausaufgaben. Otti is doing his homework.

noun · A1

die Hausaufgabe

[ˈhaʊ̯sʔaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]

homework

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Grammar

Plural
die Hausaufgaben In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Hausaufgabe die Hausaufgaben
Die Hausaufgabe ist heute sehr lang. Today's homework is very long.
Accusative wen? was? die Hausaufgabe die Hausaufgaben
Dative wem? der Hausaufgabe den Hausaufgaben
Hilfst du mir mit den Hausaufgaben? Will you help me with my homework?
Genitive wessen? der Hausaufgabe der Hausaufgaben

How the Word Is Built

Haus root auf prefix gabe root

auf-
up, open: aufstehen (to get up), aufmachen (to open). Separable: Ich stehe auf.

A compound: Hausauf + die Gabe

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Aufgabedas Hausaufgabenheftdas Haus

In Otti's situations: Otti does homework

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