Meaning
Used to refer to a specific point in time or phase when something happens.
Primary Function
Temporal reference
Communicative Purpose
To specify the exact timing of an event
Pattern
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt
Core Structure
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt
Função primária
Temporal reference
Propósito comunicativo
To specify the exact timing of an event
Situações de gatilho
Describing timelines in narratives, reports, or instructions
Contextos
Formal conversations, written reports, narratives, instructional texts
Padrão
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt
Estrutura central
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt
Slots de substituição
No variable slots — the phrase is fixed.
Colocados típicos
- war
- hatte
- wurde
- ist
- wird
- geschah
Substituições comuns
- damals (informeller)
- zu jener Zeit (formeller)
- zum Zeitpunkt (häufig in Fachtexten)
Erros comuns
Case error: 'zu dieser Zeitpunkt' instead of 'zu diesem Zeitpunkt'; missing -t at the end of 'Zeitpunkt'; incorrect sentence placement
Similar / contraste
Similar: damals, zu jener Zeit, zum Zeitpunkt; contrasting: jetzt, im Moment, gerade
Interferências
Learners may incorrectly translate the English phrase 'at this point' as 'zu dieser Zeitpunkt' or use the wrong case; avoid literal word‑order transfer.
Família do chunk
- zu diesem Zeitpunkt
- zu jenem Zeitpunkt
- zum Zeitpunkt
- zu diesem Moment
- zu dieser Zeit
Nuance
Considered fairly formal and commonly used in written reports and official speeches; rare in casual everyday speech.
Efeito pragmático
Marks a clear temporal reference and structures narratives or arguments.
Dica de memória
time point
Nota
Especially common in academic texts and formal presentations.
Upgrade path
zu jenem Zeitpunkt (gehobener, seltener verwendet)
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