Zeit

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

PluralZeiten

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Zeitdie Zeiten
genitiveder Zeitder Zeiten
dativeder Zeitden Zeiten
accusativedie Zeitdie Zeiten

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'.

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