adjective
everyday, mundane, commonplace
B1
Alltäglich means 'everyday', 'mundane' or 'commonplace'. It is a regular, gradable adjective used to describe ordinary routines or things. Comparative: alltäglicher; superlative: am alltäglichsten. It is not a participle and does not govern a specific preposition. Often used attributively or predicatively in everyday descriptions.
Examples
Er erledigt viele alltägliche Aufgaben.
He carries out many mundane tasks.
Für sie sind solche Probleme ganz alltäglich.
Such problems are completely commonplace for her.
Die Veranstaltung, die alltäglich wirkte, bekam dennoch großes Interesse, weil bekannte Redner angekündigt wurden.
The event, which seemed ordinary, nevertheless received great interest because well-known speakers were announced.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a calendar where every day is the same gray square — that sameness is 'alltäglich'.
Sounds like 'all today' — think of things that happen every day.
Notes
Used both attributively and predicatively; similar to 'täglich' but 'alltäglich' emphasizes ordinariness or lack of novelty.