Polyglot Dictionary

Hausaufgabe

/ˈhaʊ̯sˌʔaʊ̯fɡaːbə/

die noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural (usual form)
die Hausaufgaben

Meaning

  1. homework

    Almost always plural, even for one assignment.

    • Hast du deine Hausaufgaben gemacht?

      Have you done your homework?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Haus house
  • Aufgabe task, assignment

Similar words

Aufgabe

Aufgabe alone is any task, assignment, or duty — at school, at work, or in life generally. Hausaufgabe narrows it to schoolwork specifically meant to be done at home.

Practice

1 What does Hausaufgabe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hast du deine ___ gemacht?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hausaufgabe?

See also

nouncompoundschooleveryday

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