# der Tag

der Tag is a German noun meaning “day”. Forms: des Tages, die Tage.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Tages
- Plural: die Tage

## In other languages

- Русский: день во всех значениях
- Українська: день

## Noun

1. _countable_ day (a 24-hour period)
   - Tag für Tag — day after day
2. _countable_ day (the rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
3. _countable_ day, daylight (the period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
   - Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. — During the winter the days are shorter.
4. _uncountable_ day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
5. _figurative · uncountable_ day (a specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
   - Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! — It's our day, now. Well done, men!
6. _countable · archaic_ convention, congress (a formal assembly)
7. see Tage for plural-only senses

## Interjection

1. _colloquial_ hello; (good) day

## Noun

1. _Internet_ tag (label)
   - Diese Tags empfehlen wir Ihnen, basierend auf den Spielen, die Sie kürzlich auf Steam gespielt, oder der Software, die Sie kürzlich auf Steam benutzt haben. — We recommend these tags to you based on the games you've recently played on Steam, or the software you've recently used on Steam.

## Examples

- Es wird von Tag zu Tag kälter. — It's getting cooler day by day.
- Er wird von Tag zu Tag besser. — He is getting better day by day.
- Ich denke Tag und Nacht an sie. — I think of her day and night.
- Ich war den ganzen Tag bei ihr. — I was with her all day.
- Tom war den ganzen Tag zu Hause. — Tom was home all day.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Tag