Translation
the day; daytime
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Word origin
From Old High German tag, from the same Germanic root as English day.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- tag
- English cognates
- day
Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | der Tag | die Tage |
| Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohne | den Tag | die Tage |
| Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, bei | dem Tag | den Tagen |
| Genitiveof; after wegen, während | des Tages | der Tage |
Guten Tag is an accusative: the greeting is short for ich wünsche dir einen guten Tag.
Examples
! ?
Hello! How are you?
.
The day was long and tiring.
.
We are staying in Vienna for three days.
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Grammar articles
(14)German Adjective Endings: Strong, Weak and Mixed in Three Tables
German Articles: Der, Die, Das and the Full Case Chart
German Compound Nouns: Connecting Letters (Fugenelemente)
German Filler Words and Modal Particles: also, halt, doch
German Greetings: Hallo, Guten Tag, Tschüss and Survival Phrases
German 'Used To': früher + Perfect Tense, and the Historical Present
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
German letzter, nächster and wenig: Last, Next and Little
German Past Participles: gemacht, gesprochen, verstanden
German Plurals: Eight Patterns and the Rules That Predict Them
German Question Words: wer, was, wo, wann, warum and wie
German Reflexive Verbs: sich, mich, mir and When to Use Each
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
War and Hatte: How to Say Was and Had in German
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: Tag, Zeit, weil and 11 more words.