German word

Zeit

Pronunciation

IPA/tsaɪ̯t/

Meaning

  • feminine nountime

Example

Ich habe heute keine Zeit.

I don't have any time today.

Illustration for Zeit (time)

More examples

Am Wochenende nehme ich mir Zeit für meine Familie.

At the weekend, I take time for my family.

Core concept

A flowing stretch in which events happen, marked by individual points and divided into periods or eras.

Common phrases

  • keine Zeit haben

    have no time

  • sich Zeit nehmen

    take time

  • Zeit verbringen

    spend time

Similar words

Uhr: The clock time showing when something happens.
Stunde: A unit of time lasting 60 minutes.
Minute: A unit of time lasting 60 seconds.
Zeitpunkt: A specific moment when an event occurs.

Definition in German

Zeit bezeichnet die Dauer, in der Ereignisse stattfinden, sowie einzelne Zeitpunkte und Epochen.

Word origin

Zeit is an inherited Germanic noun that continues Old High German zīt and Middle High German zīt from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz.

Usage tips

  • Zeit is feminine, so the forms are die Zeit, eine Zeit, and keine Zeit; its plural Zeiten refers to distinct periods or eras.

Other meanings

  • point in timenoun
  • periodnoun
  • eranoun

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