Im oberen Stock zeigt die Galerie zeitgenössische Kunst aus Osteuropa. On the upper floor the gallery shows contemporary art from Eastern Europe.

adjective · B2

zeitgenössisch

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tɡəˌnœsɪʃ]

contemporary

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Lotte liest gern zeitgenössische Romane, Kalle lieber alte Märchen.

Lotte likes reading contemporary novels; Kalle prefers old fairy tales.
Ich verstehe zeitgenössische Musik oft erst beim zweiten Hören.

I often only understand contemporary music the second time I hear it.
Kennt ihr zeitgenössische Künstlerinnen aus der Ukraine?

Do you know any contemporary women artists from Ukraine?

How the Word Is Built

zeit root ge prefix nöss root isch suffix

ge-: in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-isch: makes an adjective, often of countries: praktisch (practical), typisch (typical).

Word family

die Zeitder Zeitgenossedie Zeitgenossin

In Otti's situations: Lotte at an art exhibition

abstrakt ausdrucksstark auslösen die Ausstellung beeindruckend betrachten darstellen der Eindruck die Epoche die Galerie das Gemälde die Geschmackssache

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