die Mahlzeit

B1

meal

English meaning
meal
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Mahlzeiten
Vocabulary package
Meals & Mealtimes

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Mahlzeit in a sentence

Die Tropfen bitte immer nach den Mahlzeiten einnehmen.

Please always take the drops after meals.

Declension of die Mahlzeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Mahlzeitdie Mahlzeiten
Accusativedie Mahlzeitdie Mahlzeiten
Dativeder Mahlzeitden Mahlzeiten
Genitiveder Mahlzeitder Mahlzeiten

Word family

die Mahlzeit is built from die Zeit (time). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Mahlzeit comes from

etymologisch: 15. Jahrhundert, spätmittelhochdeutsch mālzīt, ursprünglich die festgesetzte Zeit des Mahls, die Essenszeit :strukturell: Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Mahl und Zeit

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Questions about Mahlzeit

Is it der, die or das Mahlzeit?

It is die Mahlzeit — Mahlzeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Mahlzeiten.

What is the plural of Mahlzeit?

The plural of die Mahlzeit is die Mahlzeiten.

What is the genitive of Mahlzeit?

The genitive singular is der Mahlzeit. The dative plural is den Mahlzeiten.

What does Mahlzeit mean in English?

die Mahlzeit means "meal". For example: "Die Tropfen bitte immer nach den Mahlzeiten einnehmen." — "Please always take the drops after meals."

What level is Mahlzeit in German?

Mahlzeit is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the meals & mealtimes vocabulary.

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