Definition
The ordinary routine of daily life.
Translations
- English
- everyday life
- Français
- vie quotidienne
- Türkçe
- günlük yaşam
- Polski
- codzienność
- Русский
- повседневная жизнь
- Українська
- повсякденне життя
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Alltag
- B1
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Home & Household
everyday life
/deːɐ̯ ˈal.taːk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Alltage
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimaryHome & Household
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Nach dem Urlaub beginnt wieder der Alltag.NominativSing.Everyday life begins again after the holiday.
- Viele Menschen schätzen den ruhigen Alltag.AkkusativSing.Many people appreciate the quiet of everyday life.
- Mit dem Alltag findet sie sich schnell zurecht.DativSing.She quickly gets used to everyday life.
- Die Anforderungen des Alltags können hoch sein.GenitivSing.The demands of everyday life can be high.
- Die Alltage verschiedener Kulturen unterscheiden sich.NominativPlur.The everyday lives of different cultures differ.
- Die Familien gestalten ihre Alltage unterschiedlich.AkkusativPlur.Families organize their everyday lives differently.
- In modernen Alltagen bleibt oft wenig Zeit für Ruhe.DativPlur.In modern everyday lives, there is often little time for rest.
- Die Routinen verschiedener Alltage prägen das Zusammenleben.GenitivPlur.The routines of different everyday lives shape how people live together.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Alltag/ˈal.taːk/
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Article phrase
der Alltag/deːɐ̯ ˈal.taːk/
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Plural
Alltage/ˈal.taː.ɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Alltag | die Alltage |
| Akkusativ | den Alltag | die Alltage |
| Dativ | dem Alltag | den Alltagen |
| Genitiv | des Alltags | der Alltage |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationder hektische Alltag
- Collocationden Alltag bewältigen
- Verb constructionden Alltag meistern + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionim Alltagin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Alltag kehrt nach den Ferien wieder ein.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- allOther
- TagOther
„Alltag“ is a compound of „all“ and „Tag“ and refers to the ordinary, regularly recurring course of daily life.