Is it der, die or das Tempus?
DAS
Tempus
The correct article in German of Tempus is das. So it is das Tempus! (nominative case)
The word Tempus is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
German declension of Tempus?
How does the declension of Tempus 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 | das Tempus | die Tempora |
| Genitive | des Tempus | der Tempora |
| Dative | dem Tempus | den Tempora |
| Akkusative | das Tempus | die Tempora |
What is the meaning of Tempus in German?
Tempus is defined as:
[1] Linguistics, especially grammar: property, grammatical category of the verb to indicate a time or time stage
[1] Linguistik, speziell Grammatik: Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder ZeitstufeHow to use Tempus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tempus with translations in English.
[1] Präteritum und Futur sind Tempora.
[1] Past tense and future tense are tenses[1] „Bei den finiten Formen sind besonders die Diathesen zu erwähnen (die Unterscheidung zwischen Aktiv und Passiv; in der früheren Zeit gab es auch noch eine dritte, die funktionell häufig unserem Reflexivum entspricht, die mediale Diathese) sowie die Unterscheidung nach Tempus (Zeit) und Modus (Aussageart).“[2]
[1] “Among the finite forms, the diatheses deserve special mention (the distinction between active and passive; in earlier times there was also a third, which functionally often corresponds to our reflexive, the medial diathesis) and the distinction[1] „Die Flexion der Tempora und ihrer Modi kommt dadurch zustande, dass an den jeweiligen Stamm die Personalendungen treten.“[3]
[1] "The inflection of the tenses and their modes comes about because the personal endings appear next to the respective trunk." [3]
