die Paarungszeit

B2

mating season

English meaning
mating season
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Paarungszeiten
Vocabulary package
Wild Animals

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Paarungszeit in a sentence

In der Paarungszeit verhalten sich Tiere sehr aggressiv.

During mating season animals behave very aggressively.

Declension of die Paarungszeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Paarungszeitdie Paarungszeiten
Accusativedie Paarungszeitdie Paarungszeiten
Dativeder Paarungszeitden Paarungszeiten
Genitiveder Paarungszeitder Paarungszeiten

Word family

die Paarungszeit is built from das Paar (a few, couple) and die Zeit (time). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Paarungszeit comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Paarung und Zeit mit dem Fugenelement -s

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Questions about Paarungszeit

Is it der, die or das Paarungszeit?

It is die Paarungszeit — Paarungszeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Paarungszeiten.

What is the plural of Paarungszeit?

The plural of die Paarungszeit is die Paarungszeiten.

What is the genitive of Paarungszeit?

The genitive singular is der Paarungszeit. The dative plural is den Paarungszeiten.

What does Paarungszeit mean in English?

die Paarungszeit means "mating season". For example: "In der Paarungszeit verhalten sich Tiere sehr aggressiv." — "During mating season animals behave very aggressively."

What level is Paarungszeit in German?

Paarungszeit is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the wild animals vocabulary.

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