noun
time
A1
Zeit means time: duration, concept or occasion. Feminine noun: die Zeit. Plural: Zeiten. Used both as uncountable (Hast du Zeit?) and countable historical periods (in früheren Zeiten). Common preposition collocations: Zeit für etwas haben, Zeit zu + infinitive. Regular declension, no irregular plural. Frequently appears in idioms about schedules.
Examples
Um welche Zeit sind Sie normalerweise zu Hause?
What time are you usually at home?
Ich habe heute keine Zeit.
I don't have time today.
Wir haben noch viel Zeit.
We still have a lot of time.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a clock face to remember 'Zeit'.
die Zeit — feminine: picture a calendar ribbon (feminine).
Notes
Used both for abstract time and specific durations; plural 'Zeiten'.