In this short lesson, you'll master essential time vocabulary in German. After learning the words, use the flashcards or quiz to reinforce your knowledge.
Start with the most common words, then expand your knowledge with intermediate and advanced vocabulary.
Review your German time vocabulary and test your knowledge with interactive practice.
Put your new time vocabulary into practice and see how many words you can remember.
Review German time vocabulary and strengthen your memory with interactive flashcards.
In proper context. With highlighted verbs and adjectives.
Basic sentences expressing daily time, routines, and simple durations.
Complex time concepts, deadlines, eras, and precise schedules.
Essential guide to discussing time, schedules, and duration in German.
Asking and telling time in German relies on a few key structures depending on whether you want to know the clock time or a specific schedule.
Both words relate to time, but they are used in very different contexts in German:
Adding an '-s' to times of day converts them from nouns into lower-case adverbs indicating routine or general occurrence:
German uses specific adjectives to describe schedules, delays, and temporal attributes:
The noun die Zeit (time) forms dozens of useful compound words by appending it as a suffix:
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