Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #56
Word (Wort)

Zeit

Translation (Übersetzung) time
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /tsaɪt/
A1
Nouns
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common feminine time noun
Feminine noun meaning 'time'. Used for duration, moments, or periods. Fifty-sixth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich habe keine Zeit.
I have no time.
availability
Es ist Zeit zu gehen.
It is time to go.
moment
Zur Zeit bin ich beschäftigt.
At the moment, I am busy.
current period
In alten Zeiten war das anders.
In old times, it was different.
historical period

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
Zeit haben
to have time
High frequency
zur Zeit
at the moment, currently
High frequency
viel Zeit
a lot of time
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
zur Zeit
at the moment, currently
Expressing current time period
es ist Zeit
it's time
Indicating that something should happen now
Synonyms (Synonyme)
Dauer Medium similarity
Duration (more specific, refers to length of time)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

Uhr Stunde Dauer Substantiv

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