What does the German word seit mean?
since
In German, we use “seit” when we would like to express “for” or “since”. As you can already see, here comes the tricky part. The meaning of “seit” is that something has started in the past and is still ongoing.
What case is Seit in German?
dative case
The 9 German prepositions that always require that the noun in the phrase be in the dative case are aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu, gegenüber.
What is the difference between Seit and VOR?
Vor is used when a spot in time is addressed, but described by an elapsed time span. Seit is used for unfinished time spans, meaning the action is still in progress. It’s confusing because it looks similar to the construct “for/since” in English.
How do you use Seit?
Seit is used to express when something started in the past that is still going on now. And it can do that by either giving the starting point or the time span, so it’s a translation for both, since AND for.
Is seit a genitive?
Note: The genitive prepositions statt (instead of), trotz (in spite of), während (during) and wegen (because of) are often used with the dative in spoken German, particularly in certain regions….List of Dative-Only Prepositions.
| Deutsch | Englisch |
|---|---|
| seit | since (time), for |
| von | by, from |
| zu | at, to |
What is the difference between Seit and Seitdem?
SEIT can be a preposition ( + dative) as well as a conjunction. SEITDEM is a conjunction and can also be an adverb.
How do you use VOR in German?
Vor- is about ahead, in advance and so it’s is kind of the English pre-….
- Ich bereite mich auf den Marathon vor.
- I prepare myself for the marathon.
- Lit.: I pre-ready myself.
Does seit use present tense?
So as I understand it, and please correct me if I’m wrong, using seit with the present tense expresses an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present (and in English it is the equivalent of using the present perfect tense).
Is fahren a Sein or haben?
“fahren” uses sein as auxiliary verb if the sentence is intransitive. If the sentence is transitive, “fahren” uses haben as auxiliary verb.