Definition
The dimension in which events occur in sequence and their duration is measured.
Translations
- English
- time
- Français
- temps
- Türkçe
- zaman
- Polski
- czas
- Русский
- время
- Українська
- час
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Zeit
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
- Numbers & Measurements
time
/diː ˈt͡saɪ̯t/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimaryNumbers & Measurements
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Zeit vergeht sehr schnell.NominativSing.Time passes very quickly.
- Für Sport bleibt wenig Zeit.NominativSing.There is little time left for exercise.
- Ich habe heute keine Zeit.AkkusativSing.I have no time today.
- Wir brauchen mehr Zeit für die Aufgabe.AkkusativSing.We need more time for the task.
- Nimm dir Zeit für das Gespräch.AkkusativSing.Take time for the conversation.
- Mit der Zeit wird die Aufgabe leichter.DativSing.The task becomes easier over time.
- Im Laufe der Zeit ändern sich viele Dinge.GenitivSing.Over time, many things change.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Zeit/t͡saɪ̯t/
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Article phrase
die Zeit/diː ˈt͡saɪ̯t/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Zeit | — |
| Akkusativ | die Zeit | — |
| Dativ | der Zeit | — |
| Genitiv | der Zeit | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationkeine Zeit haben
- Collocationsich Zeit nehmen
- CollocationZeit brauchen
- Prepositional constructionmit der Zeitmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
Word family
- Zeitraum