Vokabahn

Neuzeit

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Noun

die Neuzeit

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɪ̯tsaɪ̯t/

modern age

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Meanings

Noun
  1. modern age

Example sentence

In der Neuzeit veränderte der Buchdruck ganz Europa.

In the modern age printing changed the whole of Europe.

Word forms

singular die Neuzeit

No common plural.

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Neuzeit
Accusativedie Neuzeit
Dativeder Neuzeit
Genitiveder Neuzeit

Neuzeit has no common plural.

Usage

  • die Frühe Neuzeit — the early modern period; a historical period name
  • Neuzeit / Gegenwart — the modern historical era / the present; not exact synonyms
Extra sentence

Das Seminar behandelt den Alltag zu Beginn der Neuzeit.

The seminar deals with everyday life at the beginning of the modern era.