{"id":239,"date":"2024-01-01T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T15:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2025-12-20T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:11:29","slug":"datumsangaben-machen-und-verstehen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/datumsangaben-machen-und-verstehen\/","title":{"rendered":"Datumsangaben machen und verstehen"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"231\">How to Make and Understand Date Expressions in German<\/h1>\r\n<p data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"582\">Learning how to express dates in German might seem tricky at first, but with a little practice, it becomes second nature. Whether you\u2019re planning a trip, scheduling appointments, or chatting with German-speaking friends, knowing how to handle dates correctly is essential. This guide will help you understand the basics of German date expressions.<\/p>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"615\">The Basics of German Dates<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"690\">In German, the standard date format is <strong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"674\">day.month.year<\/strong>. For example:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"727\">\r\n<li data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"727\">\r\n<p data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"727\"><strong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"708\">02.06.2021<\/strong> \u2192 June 2nd, 2021<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"826\">When writing the date in full, Germans often write the day as a number and the month as a word:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"891\">\r\n<li data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"891\">\r\n<p data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"891\"><strong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"846\">2. Juni 2021<\/strong> \u2192 der zweite Juni zweitausendeinundzwanzig<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"957\">This format is widely used in both casual and formal contexts.<\/p>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"991\">Common Vocabulary for Dates<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1060\">To talk about dates in German, you need to know some basic words:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1324\">\r\n<li data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1083\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1083\"><strong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1073\">Heute<\/strong> \u2013 today<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1111\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1111\"><strong data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1097\">Gestern<\/strong> \u2013 yesterday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1137\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1137\"><strong data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1124\">Morgen<\/strong> \u2013 tomorrow<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1161\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1161\"><strong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1150\">Montag<\/strong> \u2013 Monday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1188\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1188\"><strong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1176\">Dienstag<\/strong> \u2013 Tuesday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1217\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1217\"><strong data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1203\">Mittwoch<\/strong> \u2013 Wednesday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1247\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1247\"><strong data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1234\">Donnerstag<\/strong> \u2013 Thursday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1272\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1272\"><strong data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1261\">Freitag<\/strong> \u2013 Friday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1299\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1299\"><strong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1286\">Samstag<\/strong> \u2013 Saturday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1324\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1324\"><strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1313\">Sonntag<\/strong> \u2013 Sunday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"616\">\r\n<li data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"393\">\r\n<p data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"393\"><strong data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"318\">Heute ist der 2. Juni.<\/strong> \u2013 Today is June 2nd.<br data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"342\" \/><strong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"362\">Reading aloud:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"391\">Heute ist der zweite Juni.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"506\">\r\n<p data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"506\"><strong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"425\">Gestern war der 1. Juni.<\/strong> \u2013 Yesterday was June 1st.<br data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"454\" \/><strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"474\">Reading aloud:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"504\">Gestern war der erste Juni.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"616\">\r\n<p data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"616\"><strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"537\">Morgen ist der 3. Juni.<\/strong> \u2013 Tomorrow is June 3rd.<br data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"564\" \/><strong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"584\">Reading aloud:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"614\">Morgen ist der dritte Juni.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"685\">Here\u2019s a full reference for ordinal numbers in German from 1 to 31:<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"1257\">1 \u2192 erste<br data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"699\" \/>2 \u2192 zweite<br data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"712\" \/>3 \u2192 dritte<br data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"725\" \/>4 \u2192 vierte<br data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"738\" \/>5 \u2192 f\u00fcnfte<br data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"751\" \/>6 \u2192 sechste<br data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"765\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>7 \u2192 siebte<br data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"778\" \/>8 \u2192 achte<br data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"790\" \/>9 \u2192 neunte<br data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"803\" \/>10 \u2192 zehnte<br data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"817\" \/>11 \u2192 elfte<br data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"830\" \/>12 \u2192 zw\u00f6lfte<br data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"845\" \/>13 \u2192 dreizehnte<br data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"863\" \/>14 \u2192 vierzehnte<br data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"881\" \/>15 \u2192 f\u00fcnfzehnte<br data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"899\" \/>16 \u2192 sechzehnte<br data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"917\" \/>17 \u2192 siebzehnte<br data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"935\" \/>18 \u2192 achtzehnte<br data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"953\" \/>19 \u2192 neunzehnte<br data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"971\" \/>20 \u2192 zwanzigste<br data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"989\" \/>21 \u2192 einundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1013\" \/>22 \u2192 zweiundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1038\" \/>23 \u2192 dreiundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1063\" \/>24 \u2192 vierundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1088\" \/>25 \u2192 f\u00fcnfundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1113\" \/>26 \u2192 sechsundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1139\" \/>27 \u2192 siebenundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1166\" \/>28 \u2192 achtundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1191\" \/>29 \u2192 neunundzwanzigste<br data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1216\" \/>30 \u2192 drei\u00dfigste<br data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1234\" \/>31 \u2192 einunddrei\u00dfigste<\/p>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1599\">Using Prepositions with Dates<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1682\">German often uses prepositions to talk about dates in relation to other events:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1784\">\r\n<li data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1713\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1713\"><strong data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1699\">Am Montag<\/strong> \u2013 on Monday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1750\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1750\"><strong data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1735\">Vor einer Woche<\/strong> \u2013 a week ago<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1784\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1784\"><strong data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1770\">N\u00e4chste Woche<\/strong> \u2013 next week<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1797\">Examples:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1988\">\r\n<li data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1888\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1888\"><strong data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1844\">Ich habe letzte Woche einen Arzttermin.<\/strong> \u2013 I had a doctor\u2019s appointment last week.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1988\">\r\n<p data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1988\"><strong data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1941\">Ich habe n\u00e4chste Woche einen wichtigen Termin.<\/strong> \u2013 I have an important appointment next week.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2030\">Tips for Practicing Dates in German<\/h2>\r\n<ol data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2268\">\r\n<li data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2117\">\r\n<p data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2117\"><strong data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2072\">Read German calendars or websites<\/strong> to see how dates are written in real life.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2180\">\r\n<p data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2180\"><strong data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2148\">Practice speaking aloud<\/strong> to get used to pronunciation.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2268\">\r\n<p data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2268\"><strong data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2221\">Use date expressions in sentences<\/strong> to describe past, present, or future events.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2285\">Conclusion<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2584\">Mastering date expressions in German is easier than it seems. By learning the correct format, vocabulary, and prepositions, you\u2019ll be able to talk about dates confidently in everyday situations. 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