Tag
/taːk/masculine
The English word "day" is translated into German as Tag.
Tag is the standard and most widely used word for a period of 24 hours. Other related terms include Tageslicht for daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset), Werktag for a workday and Kalendertag for a calendar day.
Meaning: period of 24 hours (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Tag is a masculine noun. Its plural form is Tage. When using the genitive case to say "of the day", the form changes to des Tages. In the dative case, such as when saying "to the day", it becomes dem Tag.
How do you pronounce it?
/taːk/
When do people say it?
When used as a greeting, Guten Tag means "Good day" or "Good afternoon".
Did you know?
- In certain contexts, the word Tag can also refer to a label or a fastener, because German has borrowed the English word 'tag' into its vocabulary.
Examples in context
- Der Tag brach an.Day began to break.This sentence shows how to describe the beginning of the day using Tag.Tatoeba #2086019 by Zaghawa, translation #323955 by sundown
- Der Tag bricht an.Day is breaking.This sentence shows the present tense of the day breaking using Tag.Tatoeba #732484 by Dejo, translation #323956 by Dejo
- Der Tag ist schön.The day is beautiful.This sentence describes the quality of the day using Tag.Tatoeba #2424425 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #1164887 by cntrational
- Heute ist ein schöner Tag.Today is a beautiful day.
- Das Tageslicht ist bereits verschwunden.The daylight has already disappeared.
- Mein Termin ist an einem Werktag.My appointment is on a workday.
- Sie haben 30 Tage Zeit, um zu antworten.You have 30 days to respond.
- Guten Tag, wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?Good day, how can I help you?
- Hallo! Wie war dein Tag?Hello! How was your day?
- Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag!I wish you a nice day!
- Kommst du morgen Nachmittag vorbei?Are you coming over tomorrow afternoon?
- Der gestrige Tag war sehr anstrengend.Yesterday was very exhausting.
- Wir haben sieben Tage in der Woche.We have seven days in a week.
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Example conversation
Maximilian and Sarah are saying goodbye after a meeting.
- MaximilianSchönen Tag noch, Sarah!Have a nice day, Sarah!
- SarahDanke, dir auch einen schönen Tag, Maximilian!Thanks, a nice day to you too, Maximilian!
- MaximilianBis morgen!See you tomorrow!
- SarahTschüss!Bye!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “day” translations and entries Tag, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Tag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
