In der Stunde sprechen wir über den Film.

In the lesson we talk about the film.

Breakdown of In der Stunde sprechen wir über den Film.

• in: in
• wir: we
• der Film: the film
• über: about

Questions & Answers about In der Stunde sprechen wir über den Film.

Why is it In der Stunde and not In die Stunde?

Because in is a two-way preposition (Wechselpräposition). It can take either:

• Accusative: when there is movement into something.
• Dative: when there is no movement, just location or time.

Here, In der Stunde refers to a time period (“during the lesson”), not movement into the lesson. So you use dative:

• in der Stunde = during the lesson / in class (dative)
• in die Stunde gehen = to go into the lesson (accusative)

What exactly does In der Stunde mean here?

Literally, in the hour, but in school context it usually means:

• in class / during the lesson / in this period

So In der Stunde sprechen wir über den Film naturally means:

• During the lesson we talk about the film.

What case is der Stunde, and why?