Emil fährt mit hohem Tempo um die Ecke. Emil rides around the corner at high speed.

noun · B2

das Tempo

[ˈtɛmpo]

speed, pace

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Synonyms: die Geschwindigkeit

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In unserer Straße gilt jetzt Tempo 30, sodass es viel ruhiger geworden ist.

Our street now has a 30 km/h limit, so it has become much quieter.
Bei deinem Tempo komme ich kaum hinterher!

I can hardly keep up at your pace!
Frau Hilde geht in ihrem eigenen Tempo und lässt sich von niemandem hetzen.

Frau Hilde walks at her own pace and won't let anyone rush her.

Grammar

Plural: die Tempos 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?	das Tempo	die Tempos
Accusative wen? was?	das Tempo	die Tempos
Dative wem?	dem Tempo	den Tempos	Bei deinem Tempo komme ich kaum hinterher! I can hardly keep up at your pace!
Genitive wessen?	des Tempos	der Tempos

How the Word Is Built

Word family

das Tempolimit

In Otti's situations: Frida and the traffic in Berlin

das Abgas ausweichen der Autofahrer die Autofahrerin autofrei das Bedürfnis behindern berücksichtigen drängeln das Fahrrad der Fußgänger die Fußgängerin

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