hour
In German, the word 'Stunde' is used to refer to an hour, which is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes. It is often used in contexts such as 'Ich habe eine Stunde Zeit' (I have an hour) or 'Es ist eine Stunde her' (It's been an hour).
I ate an hour ago.
This sentence is used to express an action that happened a certain time ago. In this case, 'vor einer Stunde' means 'an hour ago'.
Every hour counts.
This sentence signifies the importance of time. The phrase 'Jede Stunde' translates to 'Every hour' in English, hence implying that every moment is crucial.
The hour is late.
This phrase is used to express that it is late in terms of time. Here, 'Die Stunde' refers to the present time or hour and 'ist spät' translates to 'is late'.