Halbzeit

/ˈhalpˌtsaɪt/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Halbzeiten

Meaning

  1. half-time; half

    Built from halb (half) + Zeit (time — as a quantity or a duration).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • halb half
  • Zeit time — as a quantity or a duration

Similar words

Hälfte

Halbzeit specifically means "half-time" in sports, or figuratively the midpoint of an event; Hälfte is the general word for "half," of anything.

Practice

1 What does Halbzeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der ___ stand es 1:1.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Halbzeit?

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