Noun
der Zeitgeist
Pronunciation: /ˈtsaɪ̯t.ɡaɪ̯st/
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
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Meanings
Noun
- spirit of the age; zeitgeist
Example sentence
Der Film trifft genau den Zeitgeist der neunziger Jahre.
The film captures exactly the spirit of the nineties.
Word forms
singular
der Zeitgeist
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Zeitgeist
Accusativeden Zeitgeist
Dativedem Zeitgeist
Genitivedes Zeitgeistes
Zeitgeist has no common plural.
Usage
- den Zeitgeist treffen — Capture the spirit or prevailing outlook of an era.
- Zeitgeist / persönlicher Geschmack — A period's prevailing attitudes versus one person's taste.
Die Werbung spiegelt den Zeitgeist ihrer Entstehungszeit wider.
The advertisement reflects the spirit of the age in which it was created.