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On Tuesday Otti goes swimming.
Am Dienstag geht Otti schwimmen. On Tuesday Otti goes swimming.

noun · A1

der Dienstag

[ˈdiːnsˌtaːk]

Tuesday

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Other Examples

  • Hast du am Dienstag Zeit?

    Are you free on Tuesday?

    The tinted words form a set phrase: Zeit haben

  • Am Dienstag kaufen wir ein.

    On Tuesday we do the shopping.

  • Lotte hat am Dienstag eine Prüfung.

    Lotte has an exam on Tuesday.

Grammar

Plural
die Dienstage In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Dienstag die Dienstage
Accusative wen? was? den Dienstag die Dienstage
Die Mitglieder treffen sich jeden Dienstag zur Probe. The members meet for rehearsal every Tuesday.
Dative wem? dem Dienstag den Dienstagen
Hast du am Dienstag Zeit? Are you free on Tuesday?
Genitive wessen? des Dienstags der Dienstage

How the Word Is Built

Diens root tag root

A compound: Diens + der Tag

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

dienstagsder Dienstagabend

In Otti's situations: Otti plans the week

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