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The German word for time is
Zeit





time

Gender

The gender of Zeit is feminine. E.g. die Zeit.

Plural

The plural of Zeit is Zeiten.

German Definition


time
     Substantiv:
     [1] kein Plural: Zeit
     [2] Linguistik: Tempus, (grammatische) Zeit
          [1] Sorry, what time is it?
            Entschuldigung, wie spät ist es?



Translations for time and their definitions

Mal
     n. time (as in the first time; many times)
     n. occasion, case, occurrence
     n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
     n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
     n. (ball games) base
     adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
          sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
     adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
          Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
          Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
     adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
          Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
          Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
          Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
     v. singular imperative of malen
     v. colloquial of


Zeit ©
     n-f. time (as a concept)
     n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
     n-f. period, era (time in the past)
     n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
     n-f. (grammar) tense
     prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during
          Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship.



Mal
     n. time (as in the first time; many times)
     n. occasion, case, occurrence
     n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
     n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
     n. (ball games) base
     adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
          sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
     adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
          Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
          Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
     adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
          Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
          Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
          Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
     v. singular imperative of malen
     v. colloquial of


Zeitalter
     n-n. age; era (historic period of time)


Uhrzeit
     n-f. time, time of day (time according to the clock)
          Können Sie mir die Uhrzeit sagen? - Could you tell me the time?


Zeitpunkt



Zeiten
     n. plural of Zeit "times".



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