Zeitgefühl - Sense of Time

🕰️ Time and Feeling

1️⃣ Nouns

Word	Plural	Word type	Pronunciation	Meaning
die Wartezeit	die Wartezeiten	noun	[ˈvaʁtəˌʦaɪ̯t]	Waiting time
das Zeitdokument	die Zeitdokumente	noun	[ˈʦaɪ̯tˌdoːkuˌmɛnt]	Historical document
der Zeitdruck	-	noun	[ˈʦaɪ̯tˌdʁʊk]	Time pressure
der S-Bahnhof	die S-Bahnhöfe	noun	[ˈʔɛsˌbaːnhoːf]	S-Bahn station
das Zeitgefühl	-	noun	[ˈʦaɪ̯tɡəˌfyːl]	Sense of time
das Gefühl	die Gefühle	noun	[ɡəˈfyːl]	Feeling, emotion

📌 Examples and Meaning

die Wartezeit
- Example: Die Wartezeit war sehr lang, aber die Unterhaltung machte es erträglicher.
- Meaning: The waiting time was very long, but the conversation made it more bearable.
das Zeitdokument
- Example: Das Zeitdokument wurde sorgfältig aufbewahrt, damit zukünftige Generationen es studieren können.
- Meaning: The historical document was carefully preserved, so that future generations can study it.
der Zeitdruck
- Example: Der Zeitdruck war enorm, weshalb wir die Arbeit schneller abschließen mussten.
- Meaning: The time pressure was enormous, which is why we had to finish the work faster.
der S-Bahnhof
- Example: Der S-Bahnhof war überfüllt, weil viele Pendler unterwegs waren.
- Meaning: The S-Bahn station was overcrowded, because many commuters were on their way.
das Zeitgefühl
- Example: Das Zeitgefühl ändert sich, wenn man in eine andere Zeitzone reist.
- Meaning: Your sense of time changes when you travel to a different time zone.
das Gefühl
- Example: Das Gefühl der Freude war überwältigend, weil ich das Ziel erreicht hatte.
- Meaning: The feeling of joy was overwhelming, because I had reached the goal.

2️⃣ Verbs

Word	Word type	Pronunciation	Meaning
merken	verb	[ˈmɛʁkn̩]	To notice, to remember
dahinschleichen	verb	[daˈhɪnˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]	To creep by, to drag (about time)
stillstehen	verb	[ˈʃtɪlˌʃteːən]	To stand still, to not pass
vergehen	verb	[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːən]	To pass (about time)

📌 Examples and Meaning

merken
- Example: Ich habe es sofort gemerkt, weil der Termin sich geändert hat.
- Meaning: I noticed it immediately, because the appointment had changed.
dahinschleichen
- Example: Die Zeit schlich dahinter, während wir auf die Antwort warteten.
- Meaning: Time crept by while we waited for the answer.
stillstehen
- Example: Die Uhren stehen still, weil die Batterie leer ist.
- Meaning: The clock has stopped, because the battery is dead.
vergehen
- Example: Die Stunden vergehen schnell, wenn man Spaß hat.
- Meaning: Time passes quickly when you are having fun.

3️⃣ Phrases and Conjunctions

Word	Word type	Pronunciation	Meaning
sobald	Conjunction	[zoˈbalt]	As soon as, the moment
wie im Flug	Phrase	[viː ʔɪm fluːk]	To fly by, in a flash

📌 Examples and Meaning

sobald
- Example: Sobald er ankommt, werden wir ihn begrüßen.
- Meaning: As soon as he arrives, we will welcome him.
wie im Flug
- Example: Die Zeit verging wie im Flug, weil wir so viel Spaß hatten.
- Meaning: Time flew by in a flash, because we had so much fun.

💡 Note

Note

Make sure you've written this down in your notebook. At the very end of the lesson I've included the verbs and nouns that commonly go together with the vocabulary above. But first, start by making sentences. Here are a few examples from when I was learning.