Tempus

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Tempus

[ˈtɛmpʊs]

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Entlehnt von lateinisch tempus ^(→ la) „Zeit, Zeitabschnitt, Zeitspanne“

noun Tempus · Tempora

speziell Grammatik Eigenschaft, grammatische Kategorie des Verbs zur Anzeige einer Zeit oder Zeitstufe Präteritum und Futur sind Tempora.
Similar: Zeit, Zeitform · Opposite: Person, Numerus, Modus

In English

tense verb forms distinguishing time

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"Tempus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/tempus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tempus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/tempus

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"Tempus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/tempus.

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@misc{tempus_2026,
  title = {Tempus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/tempus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}