Polyglot Dictionary

Zeit

/tsaɪ̯t/

die noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Zeiten
genitive
der Zeit

Meaning

  1. time — as a quantity or a duration

    • Ich habe keine Zeit.

      I don't have time.

    • Das braucht seine Zeit.

      That takes time.

  2. era, period, times

    Usually plural in this sense.

  3. tense

    grammar

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Zeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe keine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeit?

Synonyms

  • Dauer
  • Epoche
  • Weile

See also

Usage notes

Es ist höchste Zeit means "it's high time". Mit der Zeit means "gradually, over time", while zur Zeit (often written zurzeit) means "at the moment".

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