mein Tag war gut
To say my day was good in German, use mein Tag war gut.
Which one should you use?
Swapping gut for schön is a very common and natural way to say your day was lovely or pleasant. Casual options include Mein Tag war klasse, my day was great and Es war ein super Tag!, it was an amazing day. Es war ein gelungener Tag. sounds more formal and means it was a successful day.
How does it change in a sentence?
war is the simple past of the verb to be. In spoken German you can also use the perfect tense, mein Tag ist gut gewesen.
Did you know?
- While gut is used for a 'good' day, the word gut also means 'estate' or 'property' when used as a noun, such as in the word Landgut for a country estate.
- The word Tag was once used in legal documents to describe a fixed day for a formal meeting or debate, which is why the German parliament is called the Reichstag.
- In Germany, the phrase Guten Tag is often shortened to just Tag in casual settings, but this is strictly a greeting and cannot be used to describe the quality of the day.
Examples in context
- Guten Morgen! Mein Tag war gut, danke! Und Ihr Tag?Good morning! My day was good, thank you! And how was your day?
- Mein Tag war auch ganz gut, dankeschön!My day was also quite good, thank you!
- Mein Tag war klasse! Wir hatten so viel Spaß!My day was great! We had so much fun!
- Wie war dein Tag? – Mein Tag war gut, danke!How was your day? – My day was good, thanks!
- Ja, mein Tag war gut.Yes, my day was good.
- Mein Tag war gut, danke der Nachfrage.My day was good, thanks for asking.
Example conversation
Maximilian and Hannah are meeting for dinner.
- MaximilianHallo Hannah, wie war dein Tag?Hello Hannah, how was your day?
- HannahEr war super! Und deiner, Maximilian?It was great! And yours, Maximilian?
- MaximilianMein Tag war gut, ich habe viel geschafft.My day was good, I got a lot done.
- HannahDas freut mich zu hören.I am glad to hear that.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Tag, gut, mein, war, CC BY-SA 4.0.
