noun
trousers, pants
A2
Hose = 'trousers'/'pants'. Feminine noun (die Hose) with plural Hosen. Singular die Hose refers to one pair; plural die Hosen. No irregular plural. Declension follows regular feminine patterns (Gen. der Hose, Dat. der Hose, Plural die Hosen). Use normal prepositions — no special government.
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Ich brauche eine neue Hose.
I need a new pair of pants.
Ich kaufe eine neue Hose.
I'm buying a new pair of trousers.
Die Kundin kaufte eine neue Hose, weil die alte zerrissen war, sodass sie sich wieder wohlfühlte.
The customer bought a new pair of pants because the old one was torn, so she felt comfortable again.
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Picture a pair of trousers hanging like a hose on a line.
Think 'hose' (like garden hose) — imagine trousers shaped like a hose.
Die Hose — remember with the feminine article 'die' as with many clothing items like 'die Jacke'.
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Hose is feminine in German (die Hose). The plural is Hosen.