In German
Hausaufgaben
Meaning: homework
Example sentences
IchmachegerademeineHausaufgaben.
I'm doing my homework right now.
HastdudeineHausaufgabenschonfertig?
Have you finished your homework yet?
Grammar note
“Die Hausaufgaben” is almost always used in the plural — literally “house-tasks” (“Haus” + “Aufgaben”). The singular “die Hausaufgabe” exists but is rarely used for the everyday sense of “homework”.
Common mistake
Don't say “die Hausaufgabe” for a normal evening's homework — Germans almost always use the plural “Hausaufgaben”, even for what might feel like a single assignment in English.
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Why is “homework” almost always plural in German?
“Hausaufgaben” treats the day's assignments as a set of tasks, so the plural is the everyday norm, unlike English's uncountable “homework”.
What does “Hausaufgaben” literally mean?
“House-tasks” — “Haus” (house) + “Aufgaben” (tasks/assignments).