German Conversation · Level 22
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German word
Alltag
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈalˌtaːk/
Meaning
- masculine nouneveryday life
Example
Im Alltag ist es wichtig, Pausen zu machen.
In everyday life, it is important to take breaks.
More examples
Zum Alltag gehört oft auch das Pendeln zur Arbeit.
Commuting to work is often also part of everyday life.
Core concept
A day-to-day stream of work, errands, meals, and small pauses that gives ordinary life its rhythm.
Common phrases
im Alltag
in everyday life
zum Alltag gehören
be part of everyday life
den Alltag bewältigen
cope with everyday life
Similar words
Tagesablauf: The ordered flow of events and plans that make up a day.
Gewohnheit: An action or way of thinking acquired through repeated practice.
Routine: A fixed, familiar way of carrying out tasks or steps.
Freizeit: Time and activities available outside work and other obligations.
Definition in German
Alltag bezeichnet die gewöhnlichen, wiederkehrenden Tätigkeiten und Situationen, die das tägliche Leben prägen.
Word origin
Alltag is a German compound of all, 'every', and Tag, 'day', and it developed from the idea of each or every day.
Usage tips
- Alltag is masculine, so the common phrase 'im Alltag' uses the dative form after in, not the accusative.
Other meanings
- daily routinenoun
Related words
- alltäglicheverydayadjective
- Alltäglichkeiteverydaynessnoun
- Alltagslebeneveryday lifenoun