Noun
die Zäsur
Pronunciation: /tsɛˈzuːɐ̯/
turning point, watershed (in history, or in a person's life)
C2
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plural Zäsuren
Meanings
Noun
- turning point, watershed (in history, or in a person's life)
- caesura (pause or interruption)
Example sentence
Es ist eine Zäsur im Parlament: Wolfgang Schäuble räumt das Podium, die SPD-Politikerin Bärbel Bas übernimmt.
It marks a turning point in parliament: Wolfgang Schäuble steps down and SPD politician Bärbel Bas takes over.
Word forms
singular
die Zäsur
plural
die Zäsuren
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Zäsur
Accusativedie Zäsur
Dativeder Zäsur
Genitiveder Zäsur
Plural
Nominativedie Zäsuren
Accusativedie Zäsuren
Dativeden Zäsuren
Genitiveder Zäsuren
Usage
- eine Zäsur im Leben — A major break or turning point in someone's life.
- Zäsur / Pause — A significant dividing point versus an ordinary pause.
Der Umzug ins Ausland bedeutete eine Zäsur in ihrem Leben.
Moving abroad marked a turning point in her life.