Zeitgenosse
/ˈtsaɪtɡəˌnɔsə/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Zeitgenossen
Meaning
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contemporary
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Seine Zeitgenossen verstanden ihn nicht.
His contemporaries did not understand him.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Spanish
contemporáneo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "contemporary."
Portuguese
contemporâneo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "contemporary."
Practice
1 What does Zeitgenosse mean?
contemporary
2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ verstanden ihn nicht.
Full sentence: Seine Zeitgenossen verstanden ihn nicht. (His contemporaries did not understand him.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeitgenosse?
Zeitgenosse: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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