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Heute hat Otti Geburtstag. Today is Otti's birthday.

noun · A1

der Geburtstag

[ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːk]

birthday

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Other Examples

  • Wann hast du Geburtstag?

    When is your birthday?

  • Frau Hilde hat am Sonntag Geburtstag.

    Frau Hilde's birthday is on Sunday.

  • Ich habe im Mai Geburtstag.

    My birthday is in May.

Grammar

Plural
die Geburtstage 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 Geburtstag die Geburtstage
Accusative wen? was? den Geburtstag die Geburtstage
Wo feierst du deinen Geburtstag? Where are you celebrating your birthday?
Dative wem? dem Geburtstag den Geburtstagen
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Otti! Happy birthday, Otti!
Genitive wessen? des Geburtstags der Geburtstage

How the Word Is Built

Geburt root s linking letter tag root

A compound: Geburt + der Tag

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Geburtgeborendas Geburtstagskinddie Geburtstagspartydas Geburtstagsgeschenkder Tag

In Otti's situations: Otti has a birthday

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