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Tag is a masculine noun. It is used to refer to a day or daytime. When used in greetings like 'Guten Tag', it's in the accusative case. The plural form is regular. Prepositions like 'am' (an dem) are often used for specific days (e.g., am Montag - on Monday) or parts of the day (e.g., am Tag - during the day).

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Nacht is a feminine noun. It refers to the period of darkness. The plural form involves an umlaut. Similar to 'Tag', 'in der Nacht' (in the night) or 'nachts' (at night, adverb) are common expressions. 'Gute Nacht' is a common farewell.

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Morgen is a masculine noun. It can mean 'morning' or 'tomorrow'. The plural form is the same as the singular. When referring to 'in the morning', 'am Morgen' (dative) or 'morgens' (adverb) are used. 'Guten Morgen' is a common greeting.

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Abend is a masculine noun. It refers to the evening. The plural form is regular. 'Am Abend' (in the evening) or 'abends' (adverb) are common. 'Guten Abend' is a common greeting.

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Woche is a feminine noun. It refers to a period of seven days. The plural form is regular. Prepositions like 'in der Woche' (during the week) or 'nächste Woche' (next week) are common. 'Am Wochenende' (on the weekend) is a fixed expression.

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Wochenende is a neuter noun. It refers to Saturday and Sunday. The plural form adds '-n'. The most common prepositional phrase is 'am Wochenende' (on the weekend), which uses the dative case.

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Arbeit is a feminine noun. It can mean 'work' (as a task or job) or 'labor'. The plural form is regular. Common prepositions include 'bei der Arbeit' (at work) or 'zur Arbeit gehen' (to go to work). It's often used with verbs like 'haben' (to have work) or 'machen' (to do work).

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Haus is a neuter noun. It refers to a house or building. The plural form involves an umlaut. Common expressions include 'zu Hause' (at home, fixed expression, no article) and 'nach Hause' (home, direction, no article). 'Im Haus' means 'in the house'.

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Wohnung is a feminine noun. It refers to an apartment or flat. The plural form is regular. Common prepositions are 'in der Wohnung' (in the apartment) or 'eine Wohnung mieten' (to rent an apartment). 'In' takes dative for location.

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Zimmer is a neuter noun. It refers to a room. The plural form is the same as the singular. Common prepositions include 'im Zimmer' (in the room) or 'ein Zimmer buchen' (to book a room). 'Im' is a contraction of 'in dem' (dative).

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Bett is a neuter noun. It refers to a bed. The plural form adds '-en'. Common expressions are 'ins Bett gehen' (to go to bed, accusative with 'in' for direction) and 'im Bett liegen' (to lie in bed, dative with 'in' for location).

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Tisch is a masculine noun. It refers to a table. The plural form is regular. Common prepositions include 'auf dem Tisch' (on the table, dative for location) and 'an den Tisch setzen' (to sit down at the table, accusative for direction).

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Essen is a neuter noun. It can mean 'food' (uncountable) or 'a meal' (countable, but often used without plural in A1). As a verb, 'essen' means 'to eat'. When referring to a specific meal, it's often combined with a time of day (e.g., das Mittagessen).

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Frühstück is a neuter noun. It refers to breakfast. The plural form adds '-e'. Common expressions include 'zum Frühstück' (for breakfast, dative) or 'Frühstück machen' (to make breakfast). The verb is 'frühstücken' (to have breakfast).

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Abendessen is a neuter noun. It refers to dinner. The plural form is the same as the singular. Similar to other meals, 'zum Abendessen' (for dinner) is common. The verb is 'zu Abend essen' (to have dinner).

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Wasser is a neuter noun. It refers to water. The plural form 'Wässer' is rare and usually refers to different types of water (e.g., mineral waters). In everyday use, 'Wasser' is often treated as uncountable. It's frequently used with verbs like 'trinken' (to drink).

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Kaffee is a masculine noun. It refers to coffee. The plural form 'Kaffees' is rare and refers to different types of coffee or multiple cups of coffee. In everyday use, 'Kaffee' is often uncountable. It's frequently used with 'trinken' (to drink).

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Tee is a masculine noun. It refers to tea. The plural form 'Tees' is rare, similar to 'Kaffee'. It's often treated as uncountable. Common verbs include 'trinken' (to drink) or 'Tee kochen' (to make tea).

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Milch is a feminine noun. It refers to milk. It is almost always uncountable and thus has no plural in common usage. It's often used with 'trinken' (to drink) or 'in den Kaffee tun' (to put in coffee).

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Brot is a neuter noun. It refers to bread. The plural form 'Brote' is used when referring to different types of bread or whole loaves. A single slice of bread is 'eine Scheibe Brot'. It's often used with 'essen' (to eat) or 'kaufen' (to buy).

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Supermarkt is a masculine noun. It refers to a supermarket. The plural form involves an umlaut. Common prepositions include 'im Supermarkt' (in the supermarket, dative for location) and 'zum Supermarkt gehen' (to go to the supermarket, dative for direction).

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Straße is a feminine noun. It refers to a street or road. The plural form is regular. Common prepositions include 'auf der Straße' (on the street, dative for location) or 'über die Straße gehen' (to cross the street, accusative for direction).

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Bus is a masculine noun. It refers to a bus. The plural form doubles the 's'. Common prepositions include 'mit dem Bus fahren' (to go by bus, dative with 'mit') or 'auf den Bus warten' (to wait for the bus, accusative with 'auf').

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Auto is a neuter noun. It refers to a car. The plural form adds '-s'. Common expressions include 'mit dem Auto fahren' (to go by car, dative with 'mit') or 'ein Auto kaufen' (to buy a car).

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Uhr is a feminine noun. It can mean 'clock', 'watch', or 'o'clock'. The plural form is regular. When telling time, 'um' (at) is used with the time (e.g., um drei Uhr - at three o'clock). 'Wie spät ist es?' (What time is it?) is a common question.