Gegenwart
dieNounpresent; current time
English translations
- 01
presence
- 02
present
Word details
- German meaning
- Die aktuelle Zeit; das Jetzt.
- English meaning
- Present
- Synonym
- Jetztzeit, Gegenwart
- German example
- In der Gegenwart leben.
- English example
- Living in the present.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Gegenwart
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Gegenwartsbezogenheit
present-day relevance
- Gegenwartssprache
contemporary language
- Gegenwartsbezogenheit
focus on the present
- gegenwartsbezogen
current
- gegenwartsbezogen
contemporary
- gegenwartsbezogen
present-day
- Gegenwartssprache
Contemporary language
- Gegenwartsbezogenheit
Relevance to the present
- gegenwartsbezogen
contemporary, present-day
- Geistesgegenwart
Presence of mind
- fremdeln
To be shy with strangers
- Menschheitsgeschichte
Human history
- Moderne
modernity
- Neuzeit
Modern era
- Vergegenwärtigung
Realization means to become aware of something or to recall something to mind.
- Zeitgeschichte
Contemporary history
- Jetztmensch
Present-focused person
- Zeit
time
- Tempus
Tense
- Bundeslade
The Ark of the Covenant is a sacred chest in the Old Testament that contained the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments and was considered a sign of God's presence.
- Präsens
Present tense
- Beisein
Presence
- befangen
Self-conscious
- Jetztzeit
Present time
Example sentences with “Gegenwart”
Wir leben in der Gegenwart. (We live in the present.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Gegenwart' feminine?
Yes, 'die Gegenwart'.