זְמַן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. time (inevitable passing of events) (uncountable)
2. a time (duration of time) (countable)
3. a time (measurement of a quantity of time) (by extension)
4. a tense (verb form distinguishing time) (grammar)
5. an era, times (usually in the plural)
Pronunciation
zmán
Examples1985
הַזְּמַן עוֹבֵר מַהֵר כשֶׁנֶּהֱנִים.
Time passes fast when [you're] having fun.
הַקַּיִץ זֶה זְמַן מְצֻיָּן לָצֵאת לחֻפְשָׁה.
Summer is an excellent time to go on a vacation.
זְמַנִּים קָשִׁים.
Hard times.
כָּתַבְתִּי זֶה פֹּעַל בזְמַן עָבָר.
כתבתי (katavtí, “I wrote”) is a verb in the past tense.
הגעת בזְמַן רַע, אֲנִי עָסוּק.
You arrived(f/m) at a bad time, I'm busy.
הרצה קָבְעָה זְמַן מְצֻיָּן.
The runner set an excellent time.