Polyglot Dictionary

Zeitform

/ˈtsaɪtˌfɔʁm/

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

Forms

plural
die Zeitformen

Meaning

  1. grammatical tense

    Built from Zeit (time) + Form (form).

    • Das Perfekt ist eine wichtige Zeitform im Deutschen.

      The perfect is an important tense in German.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Zeit time
  • Form form
Read the article about words built from Zeit

Usage notes

Grammatikbegriff für die Zeitstufe eines Verbs, zum Beispiel Präsens oder Perfekt.

Practice

1 What does Zeitform mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Perfekt ist eine wichtige ___ im Deutschen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeitform?

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