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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

Gendermasculine
PluralTage

Cases

Casesingularplural
Nominativethe subjectder Tagdie Tage
Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohneden Tagdie Tage
Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, beidem Tagden Tagen
Genitiveof; after wegen, währenddes Tagesder Tage

Guten Tag is an accusative: the greeting is short for ich wünsche dir einen guten Tag.

Examples

! ?

Hello! How are you?

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The day was long and tiring.

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We are staying in Vienna for three days.

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: Tag, Zeit, weil and 11 more words.