Breakdown of Der Stundenplan hängt im Flur neben der Tür.
die Tür
the door
im
in the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
neben
next to
der Flur
the hallway
Questions & Answers about Der Stundenplan hängt im Flur neben der Tür.
What exactly does Stundenplan mean? Is it just schedule?
Stundenplan literally means “hour plan” and is used mainly for:
- a school timetable (which subjects you have at which times)
- a university timetable (your weekly course schedule)
It is not used for every kind of schedule. For example:
- A project schedule or work schedule is more likely der Zeitplan.
- A personal to‑do schedule might be der Plan or der Zeitplan, not Stundenplan.
So in most contexts, Stundenplan = class timetable rather than any schedule in general.
Why is it der Stundenplan? How do I know it’s masculine?
In German, every noun has a grammatical gender that you generally need to memorize together with the word.
- Stundenplan is masculine, so it takes der in the nominative singular:
- der Stundenplan – the timetable
- The plural is:
- die Stundenpläne – the timetables (note the umlaut ä)
There isn’t a fully reliable rule that tells you Stundenplan = masculine; this is mostly vocabulary learning. A good habit is to always learn nouns with their article:
- der Stundenplan
- der Flur
- die Tür