Woche

noun
week
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Woche: noun meaning 'week'. Feminine (die Woche) with plural Wochen. Regular declension patterns (die Woche, der Woche, den Wochen). Commonly used in time expressions (in der Woche, pro Woche). No irregular plural; standard word for seven-day period and scheduling. Also used in expressions like 'letzte Woche' and 'nächste Woche'.

Examples

Weil in der letzten Woche viele Kunden anriefen, konnte das Büro nicht alle E‑Mails beantworten.
Because many customers called last week, the office could not answer all the emails.
Eine Woche hat sieben Tage.
A week has seven days.
Nächste Woche habe ich Urlaub.
Next week I have vacation.

Details

PluralWochen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Wochedie Wochen
genitiveder Wocheder Wochen
dativeder Wocheden Wochen
accusativedie Wochedie Wochen

Mnemonics

👁️seven small boxes in a row representing days of the week
👂sounds like 'voh-keh' → think 'vocal weeks of lessons'
⚧️die (feminine): imagine a little flag with 'die' on a calendar — feminine 'die Woche'

Notes

Plural is 'Wochen'. Common word for time unit.

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