noun
hobby
A1
Hobby means 'hobby' or 'pastime'. It's a neuter noun (das Hobby). Plural commonly 'Hobbys' (also sometimes 'Hobbies' informally). Declines regularly: die Hobbys. A loanword from English; pronounced with German phonology. No special preposition or reflexive properties. Used to talk about leisure activities.
Examples
Ich habe Hobbys.
I have hobbies.
Mein Hobby ist Lesen.
My hobby is reading.
Wegen seines Hobbys reiste der Mann oft, sodass die Familie manchmal allein blieb.
Because of his hobby, the man often traveled, so that the family was sometimes left alone.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a little label on a box that reads 'das Hobby' with craft supplies inside
sounds like English 'hobby' — same meaning
das (neuter) — imagine a neutral box labeled 'das Hobby' to remember 'das'
Notes
Loanword from English; plural commonly Hobbys in everyday German.