No. 703 in German
stück
"Stück" = "piece" or "item"
In a sentence
Ich esse ein Stück Kuchen.
I am eating a piece of cake.
Here, "Stück" means "piece" and is used to quantify the portion of the cake.
Das Theaterstück war sehr unterhaltsam.
The play was very entertaining.
In this context, "Stück" refers to a theatrical play or production.
Er hat das schöne Stück Holz gefunden.
He found the beautiful piece of wood.
Here, "Stück" is used to indicate an individual piece or unit of wood.
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