Definition
A device that shows the time and may be placed on a wall or table or worn on the body.
Translations
- English
- clock or watch
- Français
- horloge ou montre
- Türkçe
- saat
- Polski
- zegar lub zegarek
- Русский
- часы
- Українська
- годинник
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Uhr
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
- Numbers & Measurements
- Technology & Media
clock or watch
/diː ˈuːɐ̯/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Uhren
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimaryNumbers & MeasurementsTechnology & Media
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Uhr an der Wand geht fünf Minuten vor.NominativSing.The clock on the wall is five minutes fast.
- Meine Uhr zeigt halb drei.NominativSing.My watch shows half past two.
- Die Uhr hängt über der Tür.NominativSing.The clock is hanging above the door.
- Ich schaue auf die Uhr.AkkusativSing.I look at the clock.
- Er trägt eine Uhr am Handgelenk.AkkusativSing.He wears a watch on his wrist.
- Ich stelle die Uhr eine Stunde vor.AkkusativSing.I set the clock one hour forward.
- Im Geschäft gibt es viele Uhren.AkkusativPlur.There are many watches in the shop.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Uhr/uːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
die Uhr/diː ˈuːɐ̯/
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Plural
Uhren/ˈuːʁən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Uhr | die Uhren |
| Akkusativ | die Uhr | die Uhren |
| Dativ | der Uhr | den Uhren |
| Genitiv | der Uhr | der Uhren |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionauf die Uhr schauenauf + Akkusativ
- Collocationeine Uhr tragen
- Collocationdie Uhr stellen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word