# das Datum

das Datum is a German noun meaning “date”. Forms: des Datums, die Daten.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Datums
- Plural: die Daten

## In other languages

- Русский: дата
- Українська: дата, число

## Meanings

1. _singular_ date (specific day for an event to take place)
2. _in the plural_ datum (singular piece of information, especially numerical)

## Examples

- Ich kenne das genaue Datum nicht. — I don't know the exact date.
- Welches Datum ist heute? — What's today's date?
- Der Brief trug das Datum des 20. Oktober. — The letter was dated 20 October.
- Das genaue Datum der Geburt Jesu ist unbekannt. — The exact date of Jesus' birth is unknown.
- Vielleicht haben Sie sich im Datum geirrt. — Maybe you got the date wrong.

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