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Der, die or das Alltag?

der Alltag

Gender
masculine
English
workday, daily routine

Why is it der Alltag?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Alltag. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Alltag.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Alltag in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Alltag: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Alltag is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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