noun
homework, assignment
A1
Hausaufgabe means homework or assignment, especially school tasks. It's a feminine noun (die Hausaufgabe) with plural Hausaufgaben. Compound of Haus + Aufgabe. Commonly used in educational contexts; often referred to in plural. Regular plural formation with -n. No special preposition required.
Examples
Die Schüler müssen heute viele Hausaufgaben machen.
The students have to do a lot of homework today.
Der Lehrer gab den Schülern die Hausaufgabe, die schwieriger war, als sie erwartet hatten.
The teacher gave the students the homework, which was more difficult than they had expected.
Die Hausaufgabe ist bis morgen abzugeben.
The homework must be handed in by tomorrow.
Details
Mnemonics
Split the compound: 'Haus' (house) + 'Aufgabe' (task) — homework is a task at home
Die Hausaufgabe — think of 'die' as the homework sheet
Notes
Common school word; plural 'Hausaufgaben'.