Definition
A calendar specification consisting of day, month, and year.
Translations
- English
- date
- Français
- date
- Türkçe
- tarih
- Polski
- data
- Русский
- дата
- Українська
- дата
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Datum
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
- Personal Information
- Services & Everyday Tasks
date
/das ˈdaːtʊm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Daten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimaryPersonal InformationServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Datum der Prüfung steht noch nicht fest.NominativSing.The date of the examination has not yet been set.
- Bitte schreiben Sie das Datum auf das Formular.AkkusativSing.Please write the date on the form.
- Dem Datum auf dem Brief zufolge wurde er gestern verschickt.DativSing.According to the date on the letter, it was sent yesterday.
- Die Bedeutung des Datums ist unklar.GenitivSing.The significance of the date is unclear.
- Die Daten werden täglich aktualisiert.NominativPlur.The data are updated daily.
- Ich überprüfe die Daten sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.I check the data carefully.
- Wir arbeiten mit den Daten weiter.DativPlur.We continue working with the data.
- Die Genauigkeit der Daten ist entscheidend.GenitivPlur.The accuracy of the data is crucial.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Datum/ˈdaːtʊm/
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Article phrase
das Datum/das ˈdaːtʊm/
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Plural
Daten/ˈdaːtən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Datum | die Daten |
| Akkusativ | das Datum | die Daten |
| Dativ | dem Datum | den Daten |
| Genitiv | des Datums | der Daten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdas Datum schreiben
- Collocationdas Datum angeben
- Sentence patternWelches Datum ist heute?
- Collocationein genaues Datum festlegen
- Collocationdas Datum ändern
- Verb constructionein Datum nennen + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Datumsangabe
- Datumsformat