Is it der, die oder das Tageszeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Tageszeit is die. So it is die Tageszeit! (nominative case)
The word Tageszeit is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Tageszeit?
How does the declension of Tageszeit work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Tageszeit | die Tageszeiten |
| Genitive | der Tageszeit | der Tageszeiten |
| Dative | der Tageszeit | den Tageszeiten |
| Akkusative | die Tageszeit | die Tageszeiten |
What is the meaning of Tageszeit in German?
Tageszeit is defined as:
[1] the time, a point in time or a period of time on a day, during the day (originally: in daylight)
[1] die Zeit, ein Zeitpunkt oder ein Zeitabschnitt an einem Tage, tagsüber (ursprünglich: bei Tageslicht)How to use Tageszeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tageszeit with translations in English.
[1] Zu dieser Tageszeit ist es unangebracht, Besuche zu machen.
[1] It is inappropriate to visit at this time of day.[1] „Wir gingen zwischen dicht gedrängten Rundhütten hindurch, die in den letzten Sonnenstrahlen glühten, und mir fiel auf, dass die winzigen Sprünge und Risse im Lehm zu dieser Tageszeit erstaunlich lange Schatten warfen.“[1]
[1] "We walked between tightly packed round huts that glowed in the last rays of the sun, and it occurred to me that the tiny cracks and cracks in the clay cast astonishingly long shadows at this time of day." [1][1] „Dieser war ein adliger Venezianer aus der heute erloschenen Familie Lin, ein Sechzigjähriger, der sich zu allen Tageszeiten bei ihr aufhielt.“[2]
[1] “This was a noble Venetian from the now extinct Lin family, a sixty-year-old who stayed with her at all times of the day” [2]How do you pronounce Tageszeit?
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