Translation
the time; period, age
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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
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | die Zeit | die Zeiten |
| Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohne | die Zeit | die Zeiten |
| Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, bei | der Zeit | den Zeiten |
| Genitiveof; after wegen, während | der Zeit | der Zeiten |
Feminine nouns never change in the singular; only the article does, and only in the dative and genitive.
Examples
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I am afraid I have no time today.
vergeht .
Time passes far too quickly.
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In my day things were still different.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(8)Die Frau im Zug
2 min read · Core 1000
Der Mann mit dem Hund
2 min read · Core 1000
Zwei Tickets für das Konzert
2 min read · Core 5000
Der Bus kommt nicht
3 min read · Core 5000
Der Kuchen für Oma
3 min read · Core 5000
Im Geschäft: Das Handy ist kaputt
3 min read · Core 5000
Tarek und der Müll im Wald
3 min read · Core 5000
Die Tasche am See
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(17)German Articles: Der, Die, Das and the Full Case Chart
German Superlative and Comparative: -er, am -sten and Umlauts
German Filler Words and Modal Particles: also, halt, doch
German 'Used To': früher + Perfect Tense, and the Historical Present
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German laut and bei/am + Infinitive: Two Higher-Tier Prepositions
German letzter, nächster and wenig: Last, Next and Little
German Negation: Nicht or Kein, and Where Nicht Goes
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Plurals: Eight Patterns and the Rules That Predict Them
German Question Words: wer, was, wo, wann, warum and wie
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Conjunctions: weil, dass, wenn and the Verb That Goes Last
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
War and Hatte: How to Say Was and Had in German
German Sentence Structure: Why the Verb Always Comes Second
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: Zeit, weil, heute and 11 more words.