Noun / Interjection
die Mahlzeit
Pronunciation: /ˈmaːlˌt͡saɪ̯t/
meal
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plural Mahlzeiten
Meanings
Noun
- meal
Interjection
- good day, good afternoon; greeting used around lunchtime, roughly between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., especially in the workplace
Example sentence
Mahlzeit! Wir gehen jetzt essen.
Good afternoon! We are going to eat now.
Word forms
singular
die Mahlzeit
plural
die Mahlzeiten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Mahlzeit
Accusativedie Mahlzeit
Dativeder Mahlzeit
Genitiveder Mahlzeit
Plural
Nominativedie Mahlzeiten
Accusativedie Mahlzeiten
Dativeden Mahlzeiten
Genitiveder Mahlzeiten
Usage
- eine warme Mahlzeit — A hot meal, as opposed to individual ingredients or snacks.
- Mahlzeit! — Can also be a casual greeting around lunchtime.
Nach der Wanderung freuten wir uns auf eine warme Mahlzeit.
After the hike, we were looking forward to a hot meal.