CEFR StudyA1 German

die Hose: just one!

die Hose: just one!

English pants and trousers are plural — German die Hose is singular, one garment: Die Hose ist neu.

The plural die Hosen means several pairs. Don’t let English drag you into “die Hose sind”!

Tip

One pair on your legs = eine Hose, singular verb: Die Hose passt.