Is it der, die oder das Zwischenzeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Zwischenzeit is die. So it is die Zwischenzeit! (nominative case)
The word Zwischenzeit 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 Zwischenzeit?
How does the declension of Zwischenzeit 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 Zwischenzeit | die Zwischenzeiten |
| Genitive | der Zwischenzeit | der Zwischenzeiten |
| Dative | der Zwischenzeit | den Zwischenzeiten |
| Akkusative | die Zwischenzeit | die Zwischenzeiten |
What is the meaning of Zwischenzeit in German?
Zwischenzeit has various definitions in German:
[1] Period between two times
[1] Zeitraum zwischen zwei Zeitpunkten[2] Sport: measured section of a longer -lasting action
[2] Sport: gemessener Teilabschnitt einer länger dauernden AktionHow to use Zwischenzeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zwischenzeit with translations in English.
[1] „Die Brüder Billy kümmerten sich in der Zwischenzeit darum, dass die Fracht der Diligent gelöscht wurde und der Zucker, der rocou und die Baumwolle aus ihren Laderäumen zum Verkauf gelangte.“
[1] "In the meantime, the Billy brothers took care that the freight was deleted by the diligent and the sugar, the rocou and the cotton from their cargo rooms for sale"[1] „Der gewöhnliche Reykjavíker begnügte sich damit, an der jährlichen Nacht der Kultur im August teilzunehmen, und sah in der Zwischenzeit fern.“
[1] "The ordinary Reykjavíker was satisfied with participating in the annual night of culture in August, and in the meantime saw Ferna"[1] „Aber auch diese Zwischenzeit war bald vorüber.“
[1] "But too, this meantime was soon passed"[1] „In der Zwischenzeit blieb der Status der deutschen Bevölkerung unklar.“
[1] "In the meantime, the status of the German population remained unclear"[2] Er gewann das Rennen, obwohl seine Zwischenzeit bei der Hälfte der Distanz nicht besonders gut war.
[2] He won the race, although his meantime does not be particularly good at half the distance[2] Man sollte sich Zwischenzeiten für eine bestimmte Marathon-Endzeit berechnen.
[2] In the meantime, one should calculate for a certain marathon ending timeHow do you pronounce Zwischenzeit?
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