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The German word for day is
Tag





day

Gender

The gender of Tag is masculine. E.g. der Tag.

Plural

The plural of Tag is Tage.

German Definition


day
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Tag
          [1] The new football stadium opens two days later.
            Das neue Fußballstadion eröffnet zwei Tage später.
          [1] There are seven days in a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
            Es gibt sieben Tage in der Woche: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag und Samstag.



Translations for day and their definitions

Tag
     n. day (24-hour period)
          Tag für Tag - day after day
     n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
          Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight.
     n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
     n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
          Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter.
          Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression.
          An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
     n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
     n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
     n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
          Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day?
          Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day!
     n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
          Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men!
          Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day.
     n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
     n. see Tage for plural-only senses
     interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day
     v. singular imperative of tagen


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