Is it der, die oder das Vortag?
DER
The correct article in German of Vortag is der. So it is der Vortag! (nominative case)
The word Vortag is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Vortag?
How does the declension of Vortag work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Vortag | die Vortage |
| Genitive | des Vortags des Vortages | der Vortage |
| Dative | dem Vortag dem Vortage | den Vortagen |
| Akkusative | den Vortag | die Vortage |
What is the meaning of Vortag in German?
Vortag is defined as:
[1] The day that lies the previous day a certain day ago
[1] der Tag, der vor einem bestimmten Tag liegt; der vorangegangene TagHow to use Vortag in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vortag with translations in English.
[1] Der Kuchen kostet nur die Hälfte, da er vom Vortag ist.
[1] The cake only costs half because it is from the previous day[1] Erst am Freitag hatten bewaffnete Stammesangehörige ausländische Mitarbeiter eines Krankenhauses freigelassen, die sie am Vortag im Nordwesten des Landes verschleppt hatten.
Only on Friday that armed tribal employees had released foreign employees of a hospital, which they had deported in the northwest of the country the day before[1] Am Vortag der schriftlichen Prüfung lernte Julia nicht mehr, sondern ließ es sich richtig gut gehen.
[1] The day before the written exam, Julia no longer learned, but let it go really well[1] „Nach seinem langen Ausflug vom Vortag meldete sich bereits am Morgen starker Hunger zurück.“
[1] "After his long excursion from the previous day, strong hunger came back in the morning"[1] „Da wir am Vortag erfahren hatten, dass alle Besucher nachts aufsteigen, um den Sonnenaufgang zu sehen, starteten wir schon jetzt.“
[1] "Since we had learned the previous day that all visitors climbed at night to see the sunrise, we already started now"[1] „Lucien steuerte auf den Tisch zu, an dem sie am Vortag gesessen hatten.“
[1] "Lucien headed to the table where they had been sitting the day before"How do you pronounce Vortag?
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