der Tag
Translation
day, daytime
Examples
Guten Tag, wie geht es Ihnen?
Hello (Good day), how are you?
Ich arbeite jeden Tag.
I work every day.
Am Tag ist es hell.
During the day it is bright.
Der Tag war sehr lang.
The day was very long.
Grammar Patterns
((every)) day (accusative of time) Ich arbeite jeden Tag.
((during the)) day / on the day Am Tag ist es hell.
((one)) day (genitive of time) Eines Tages werde ich reich.
Similar Words
Antonyms: Nacht (night)
Etymology
From Old High German 'tag', cognate with English 'day'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'Guten Tag' (Good day). Sounds very similar to English 'day'.