Illustration of the A1 German word “der Dienstag”, which translates to “Tuesday”. A calendar page blowing in the wind, transforming into a paper swan flying toward a sunlit mountain range.
A calendar page blowing in the wind, transforming into a paper swan flying toward a sunlit mountain range.

der Dienstag , -e

A1 · noun

Tuesday

/ˈdiːnstak/

Plural

Plural die Dienstage

Dienstag in a sentence

Examples

Am Dienstag habe ich frei.

On Tuesday I have off.

Wir treffen uns am Dienstag.

We meet on Tuesday.

How to remember it

DIENST-tag sounds like 'DEENST-tahg'. Imagine a 'dunce tag' on someone who always forgets it's Tuesday!

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