noun
eye, eyes
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Auge: 'eye' (singular) and 'eyes' (plural Augen). Neuter noun (das Auge) with plural Augen; singular genitive des Auges adds -es. Declensions: das Auge, des Auges, dem Auge, das Auge; plural die Augen. Also used figuratively (e.g., keep an eye on).
Examples
Wenn man viel am Computer arbeitet, tun die Augen weh.
If you work a lot at the computer, your eyes hurt.
Sein Auge ist blau.
His eye is blue.
Der Arzt untersuchte das Auge des Patienten, nachdem ein Unfall passiert war, weil eine Infektion vermieden werden sollte.
The doctor examined the patient's eye after an accident had happened because an infection should be avoided.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a large eye with the label 'Auge' beneath it.
sounds like English 'ow-guh' — associate with 'eye' hurting (ow).
Das Auge — think of 'das' and 'dot' (a pupil is like a dot) to remember neuter.
Notes
'Auge' is neuter and has an irregular genitive singular form 'des Auges'.