Is it der, die oder das Öffnungszeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Öffnungszeit is die. So it is die Öffnungszeit! (nominative case)
The word Öffnungszeit 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 Öffnungszeit?
How does the declension of Öffnungszeit 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 Öffnungszeit | die Öffnungszeiten |
| Genitive | der Öffnungszeit | der Öffnungszeiten |
| Dative | der Öffnungszeit | den Öffnungszeiten |
| Akkusative | die Öffnungszeit | die Öffnungszeiten |
What is the meaning of Öffnungszeit in German?
Öffnungszeit is defined as:
[1] Mostly plural: defined period of time (usually differentiated after weekdays), on which a company with public traffic (for example a shop, office or museum) is open
[1] meist Plural: festgelegter Zeitabschnitt (meist nach Wochentag differenziert), an dem ein Betrieb mit Publikumsverkehr (zum Beispiel ein Geschäft, Amt oder Museum) geöffnet istHow to use Öffnungszeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Öffnungszeit with translations in English.
[1] Die Öffnungszeiten der Geschäfte könnten flexibler gestaltet werden.
[1] The opening times of the shops could be made more flexible[1] „Dabei wird sich die Bank-Hälfte in der Filiale dem Postbereich in puncto Öffnungszeiten anpassen, 18 Uhr gilt als Richtzeit.“
[1] "The half of the bank will adapt to the postal area in terms of opening times in the branch, 6 p.m.How do you pronounce Öffnungszeit?
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