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Tiderne

Tiderne is the definite plural form of the Danish noun tid, meaning time or a period. It is used to refer to particular times, eras, or historical periods. In idiomatic Danish, phrases such as i disse tider (in these times) illustrate how the word is employed to discuss the present moment or current circumstances. The sense can range from general time concepts to specific eras.

In Danish grammar, the definite plural is formed by adding the ending -ne, so tider becomes tiderne.

The word has also been used as a title for various Danish periodicals and artistic works, signaling

See also: tid, tider, historie, tidsalder, tidsperioder.

This
form
is
used
when
the
speaker
denotes
a
known
or
contextually
defined
set
of
times,
for
example
tiderne
omkring
industrialiseringen
(the
times
around
the
industrialization).
The
term
is
also
used
in
cultural
and
historical
writing
to
mark
periods
or
epochs.
a
focus
on
time,
history,
or
change.
Because
tiderne
is
a
common
noun
phrase
rather
than
a
single
fixed
title,
it
appears
across
different
media
without
signifying
a
single
canonical
source.