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Der, die or das Zeit?

die Zeit

Gender
feminine
English
time (hour)
Plural
die Zeiten

Why is it die Zeit?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Zeit. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Zeit.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Zeit in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Zeit: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Zeit is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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