die
tsaɪ̯t
Translation
the time; period, age
Word origin
From Old High German zīt, a division or stretch of time. English tide, in the older sense of a season or appointed time, comes from the same Germanic root.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- zīt
- English cognates
- tide
Grammar
Examples
leider .
I am afraid I have no time today.
vergeht schnell.
Time passes far too quickly.
anders.
In my day things were still different.
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