sense of time
das Zeitgefühl, die Zeitgefühle
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sense of time
The ability to roughly judge how long something lasts and when it is time for something without looking at a clock.
Sie hat ein gutes Zeitgefühl und weiß meistens genau, wann der Bus kommt.
She has a good sense of time and usually knows exactly when the bus is coming.
perception of time
The subjective feeling of how quickly or slowly time passes.
Mit zunehmendem Alter verändert sich bei vielen Menschen das Zeitgefühl: Die Jahre scheinen schneller zu vergehen.
As people get older, their perception of time often changes: the years seem to pass more quickly.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Zeitgefühle |
| genitive | des Zeitgefühles |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Zeitgefühl | die Zeitgefühle |
| accusative | das Zeitgefühl | die Zeitgefühle |
| dative | dem Zeitgefühl | den Zeitgefühlen |
| genitive | des Zeitgefühles des Zeitgefühls | der Zeitgefühle |
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'Zeitgefühl' (sense of time) is made up of 'Zeit' (time) and 'Gefühl' (feeling). The component 'Gefühl' indicates that this is a subjective judgment rather than an exact measurement.
Obwohl nur zehn Minuten vergangen waren, sagte mir mein Zeitgefühl etwas anderes.
Although only ten minutes had passed, my sense of time told me otherwise.
A person's ability is often described with 'ein gutes Zeitgefühl haben' (to have a good sense of time) or 'ein schlechtes Zeitgefühl haben' (to have a poor sense of time). You can use 'für' (for) to specify the area in which someone is good at judging time.
Unsere Trainerin hat ein gutes Zeitgefühl für die Dauer der einzelnen Übungen.
Our coach has a good sense of time when it comes to judging the duration of individual exercises.
The expression 'das Zeitgefühl verlieren' (to lose track of time) is particularly common, for example when you are completely absorbed in an activity. 'Jedes Zeitgefühl verlieren' (to lose all sense of time) emphasizes even more strongly that you can no longer judge how much time has passed.
Beim Lesen des spannenden Romans habe ich jedes Zeitgefühl verloren.
While reading the gripping novel, I lost all sense of time.
