Im ersten Saal hängen Bilder aus einer ganz anderen Epoche. The first room has pictures from a completely different era.

noun · B2

die Epoche

[eˈpɔxə]

era, period, epoch

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Synonyms: die Ära

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Welche Epoche interessiert dich am meisten?

Which period interests you most?
Frau Hilde hat in ihrem Leben schon mehrere Epochen erlebt.

Frau Hilde has lived through several eras in her life.
Wir verstehen Kunst besser, wenn wir wissen, aus welcher Epoche ein Bild stammt.

We understand art better when we know which period a picture comes from.

Grammar

Plural: die Epochen 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 Epoche	die Epochen	Welche Epoche interessiert dich am meisten? Which period interests you most?
Accusative wen? was?	die Epoche	die Epochen
Dative wem?	der Epoche	den Epochen	Wir verstehen Kunst besser, wenn wir wissen, aus welcher Epoche ein Bild stammt. We understand art better when we know which period a picture comes from.
Genitive wessen?	der Epoche	der Epochen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

epochal

In Otti's situations: Lotte at an art exhibition, Frau Hilde writes her memoirs

abstrakt die Ära der Aufbruch ausdrucksstark auslösen die Ausstellung beeindruckend betrachten darstellen Das waren noch Zeiten! der Eindruck der Enkel

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