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Otti arrives right on time for visiting hours with flowers.
Otti kommt pünktlich zur Besuchszeit mit Blumen. Otti arrives right on time for visiting hours with flowers.

noun · A2

die Besuchszeit

[bəˈzuːxsˌt͡saɪ̯t]

visiting hours, visiting time

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Other Examples

  • Wir kommen morgen in der Besuchszeit vorbei.

    We'll drop by tomorrow during visiting hours.

  • Kennst du die Besuchszeiten im Krankenhaus?

    Do you know the hospital's visiting hours?

  • Die Besuchszeit ist leider schon vorbei, Bruno.

    Visiting time is already over, I'm afraid, Bruno.

Grammar

Plural
die Besuchszeiten In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Besuchszeit die Besuchszeiten
Die Besuchszeit ist leider schon vorbei, Bruno. Visiting time is already over, I'm afraid, Bruno.
Accusative wen? was? die Besuchszeit die Besuchszeiten
Dative wem? der Besuchszeit den Besuchszeiten
Fragst du die Pflegerin nach der Besuchszeit? Will you ask the nurse about the visiting hours?
Genitive wessen? der Besuchszeit der Besuchszeiten

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix such root s linking letter zeit root

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

A compound: der Besuch + die Zeit

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti visits Kalle in hospital

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