die Überstunde

B1

overtime

English meaning
overtime
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Überstunden
Vocabulary package
Working Hours & Shifts

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Überstunde in a sentence

Ich muss heute Überstunden machen.

I have to work overtime today.

Declension of die Überstunde

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Überstundedie Überstunden
Accusativedie Überstundedie Überstunden
Dativeder Überstundeden Überstunden
Genitiveder Überstundeder Überstunden

Word family

die Überstunde is built from die Stunde (hour) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Überstunde comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus der Präposition über und dem Substantiv Stunde

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Questions about Überstunde

Is it der, die or das Überstunde?

It is die Überstunde — Überstunde is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Überstunden.

What is the plural of Überstunde?

The plural of die Überstunde is die Überstunden.

What is the genitive of Überstunde?

The genitive singular is der Überstunde. The dative plural is den Überstunden.

What does Überstunde mean in English?

die Überstunde means "overtime". For example: "Ich muss heute Überstunden machen." — "I have to work overtime today."

What level is Überstunde in German?

Überstunde is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the working hours & shifts vocabulary.

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