Kalender (Noun): calendar | German Vocabulary

noun

calendar

Kalender: means 'calendar' (monthly or yearly schedule). It is a masculine noun (der Kalender). Plural is Kalender (unchanged). Genitive singular adds -s (des Kalenders). Regular declension otherwise; no umlaut. Useful for dates and appointments; not a verb and has no prepositions or auxiliaries.

Examples

Ich markiere den Geburtstag im Kalender.

I mark the birthday on the calendar.

Die Sekretärin trug die Termine in den Kalender ein, als der Chef sie bestätigte.

The secretary entered the appointments into the calendar when the boss confirmed them.

Ich habe einen Kalender.

I have a calendar.

Details

PluralKalender

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	der Kalender	die Kalender
genitive	des Kalenders	der Kalender
dative	dem Kalender	den Kalendern
accusative	den Kalender	die Kalender

Mnemonics

👂Looks like English 'calendar' — same meaning.

⚧️der — imagine a male office worker writing dates on the calendar.

Notes

Used both for wall calendars and schedules. Plural usually identical in form.

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