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Werktag

Werktag is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Werktage
English
workday
Level
A2
Topic
Work

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Werktag?

Werktag is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Tag. So it’s der Werktag.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Day when, according to the law, the work is generally permitted

[1] Tag, an dem laut Gesetz das Arbeiten grundsätzlich zulässig ist

Examples

[1] The deadline runs in three working days

[1] Die Frist läuft in drei Werktagen ab.

[1] "There were no eggs on working days and instead of toast only gray bread"

[1] „An Werktagen gab es keine Eier und statt Toast nur Graubrot.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Werktag die Werktage
Genitiv des Werktages des Werktags der Werktage
Dativ dem Werktag dem Werktage den Werktagen
Akkusativ den Werktag die Werktage

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