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Is it der, die oder das Zeitzone?

DIE

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

The word Zeitzone 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 Zeitzone?

How does the declension of Zeitzone 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 Zeitzone die Zeitzonen
Genitive der Zeitzone der Zeitzonen
Dative der Zeitzone den Zeitzonen
Akkusative die Zeitzone die Zeitzonen

What is the meaning of Zeitzone in German?

Zeitzone is defined as:

[1] Part of the earth's surface where at a given time are the same time and the same date

[1] Teil der Erdoberfläche, auf dem zu einem gegebenen Zeitpunkt dieselbe Uhrzeit und dasselbe Datum gelten

How to use Zeitzone in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zeitzone with translations in English.

[1] London liegt in einer anderen Zeitzone als Berlin.

[1] London is in another time zone as Berlin.

[1] „Antwerpen kam ihr vor wie eine andere Stadt, wie eine andere Zeitzone.“[1]

[1] "Antwerp came to her like another city, like another time zone" [1]

[1] „Die Zeitzonen leuchteten im Licht greller Explosionen, von denen keine das Werk Bin Ladens war.“[2]

[1] "The time zones shone in the light of bright explosions, of which no the work bin Laden War." [2]

How do you pronounce Zeitzone?

Zeitzone

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