Is it der, die oder das Wartezeit?

DIE

The correct article in German of Wartezeit is die. So it is die Wartezeit! (nominative case)

The word Wartezeit 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.

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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 Wartezeit?

How does the declension of Wartezeit 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 Wartezeit	die Wartezeiten
Genitive	der Wartezeit	der Wartezeiten
Dative	der Wartezeit	den Wartezeiten
Akkusative	die Wartezeit	die Wartezeiten

What is the meaning of Wartezeit in German?

Wartezeit is defined as:

[1] The time that passes to a planned event

[1] die Zeit, die bis zu einem geplanten Ereignis vergeht

How to use Wartezeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wartezeit with translations in English.

[1] „Normal sind Wartezeiten von bis zu fünf Monaten.“

[1] "Waiting times of up to five months are normal"

[1] „Holländer zeigen immer diese stoische Ruhe, wenn etwas schiefläuft, ob es nun um den Nahverkehr, die Wartezeiten im Krankenhaus oder chronische Stromausfälle geht.“

[1] "Dutch always show this stoic calm when something goes wrong, whether it is about local transport, waiting times in the hospital or chronic power failures"

[1] „Nach sechs Wochen Wartezeit kam der Lama endlich.“

[1] "After six weeks of waiting, the Lama finally came"

[1] „Von Zeit zu Zeit wandte er sich, in die Hände klatschend, zum Kapellmeister, damit dieser den Einsatz zu einer Polka oder einer Mazurka gebe, um die Wartezeit zu überbrücken.“

[1] "From time to time he turned into his hands clapping, to the Kapellmeister, so that he gave the operation to a polka or a Mazurka in order to bridge the waiting time"

How do you pronounce Wartezeit?

Wartezeit

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