freier Tag
/ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ taːk/word by word
The German phrase for "day off" is freier Tag.
freier Tag refers to a day of vacation etc. If you want to express the concept of having leisure time, you can use the word Freizeit. If you wish to use a verb phrase meaning "to have time off" or "to be free," use frei haben.
Meaning: a day of vacation etc. (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective frei (free) and the noun Tag (day).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the phrase changes depending on its grammatical role. The default form freier Tag is used in the nominative case when the phrase is the subject of a sentence. If the phrase is used as a direct object, it changes to freien Tag due to masculine accusative declension. While the standard plural is freie Tage, the phrase becomes freien Tagen when used in the dative case.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ taːk/
Did you know?
- In Germany, people often strategically take a Brückentag or 'bridge day' off. This happens when a single workday falls between a public holiday and a weekend, allowing for a long continuous break.
- While freier Tag means a general day off, Germans use Feiertag for public holidays. Surprisingly, the 'fei' in Feiertag refers to 'celebration' and is not related to the word for 'free'.
- A professional day off might be called Überstundenabbau. This specifically means the day is being taken to 'burn off' or reduce accumulated overtime hours.
Examples in context
- Es ist mein freier Tag.It's my day off.This sentence is useful for stating that it is your day off using freier Tag.Tatoeba #6645046 by Felixjp, translation #3326789 by CK
- Was ist dein freier Tag?What's your day off?This sentence is useful for asking someone about their day off using freier Tag.Tatoeba #6641647 by Felixjp, translation #278998 by Eldad
- Morgen ist Ihr freier Tag.Tomorrow's your day off.This sentence is useful for noting that tomorrow is someone's day off using freier Tag.Tatoeba #4637848 by Tamy, translation #4628892 by mervert1
- Entschuldigen Sie, kann ich bitte am kommenden Dienstag einen freien Tag haben?Excuse me, can I please have a day off next Tuesday?
- Ich habe morgen frei. Wir könnten ins Kino gehen.I have tomorrow off. We could go to the cinema.
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Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (Freier, Tag) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
