German
Die Zeit ist wichtig.
Opening Lilerno
Zeit uses the German article die. It is a feminine noun meaning Time.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Die Zeit ist wichtig.
The article phrase is die Zeit. The plural form is Zeiten.
Pattern
Use die for feminine German nouns. Article patterns are useful signals, but they are not perfect rules. The practical method is to review each noun together with its article.