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die Sommerzeit

B2

Daylight savings time

English meaning
Daylight savings time
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Calendar & Dates

Sommerzeit in a sentence

Die Sommerzeit beginnt im März.

Daylight savings time begins in March.

Declension of die Sommerzeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Sommerzeit
Accusativedie Sommerzeit
Dativeder Sommerzeit
Genitiveder Sommerzeit

Word family

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

Where Sommerzeit comes from

Determinativkompositum (Zusammensetzung) aus den Substantiven Sommer und Zeit

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Questions about Sommerzeit

Is it der, die or das Sommerzeit?

It is die Sommerzeit — Sommerzeit is feminine.

What is the genitive of Sommerzeit?

The genitive singular is der Sommerzeit.

What does Sommerzeit mean in English?

die Sommerzeit means "Daylight savings time". For example: "Die Sommerzeit beginnt im März." — "Daylight savings time begins in March."

What level is Sommerzeit in German?

Sommerzeit is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the calendar & dates vocabulary.

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