Arbeitsalltag: der, die or das?
derArbeitsalltag
Daily work routine
Short answer: Arbeitsalltag takes the article der (der Arbeitsalltag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “daily work routine” in English.
Arbeitsalltag: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Daily work routine
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Arbeitsalltag take der?
Arbeitsalltag is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Alltag → der Arbeitsalltag.
See the article rules →Arbeitsalltag in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Arbeitsalltag |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Arbeitsalltag |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Arbeitsalltag |
More words ending in -alltag
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.

