This is the 1182nd most frequent German word.
hunde
"Hunde" means "dogs" in English.
Here, 'Hunde' is used as the plural form of 'Hund', indicating multiple dogs.
Die Hunde spielen im Garten.
The dogs are playing in the garden.
In this sentence, 'Hunden' is the dative plural form of 'Hund', used after 'vor' for the prepositional phrase due to dative case.
Er hat Angst vor großen Hunden.
He is afraid of big dogs.
Here, 'Hunde' is the accusative plural form of 'Hund', as it is the direct object of the infinitive phrase 'spazieren zu führen'.