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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Uhr”, which translates to “clock, watch”. A grandfather clock standing in a desert, with its hands melting into golden honey that drips onto the dunes.
A grandfather clock standing in a desert, with its hands melting into golden honey that drips onto the dunes.

die Uhr , -en

A1 · noun

clock, watch

diː uːɐ̯

Plural

Plural die Uhren

Uhr in a sentence

Examples

Meine Uhr geht fünf Minuten vor.

My watch is five minutes fast.

Die große Uhr hängt an der Wand.

The big clock hangs on the wall.

How to remember it

OOR sounds like 'ooh-er!' – You gasp 'Ooh-er!' when you see the time on your fancy clock or watch.

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