Vocabulary
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Mittag
/ˈmɪtaːk/· noun· Pl. die Mittage
noon, midday; lunchtime
Noon and lunchtime. In many offices colleagues greet each other at noon with „Mahlzeit!“
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- Singular
- der Mittag
- Plural
- die Mittage
- Genitiv
- des Mittags
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Mittag
noon, midday
Um zwölf Uhr ist Mittag.
Noon is at twelve o'clock.
Word family
Mittagmittagsat noon, at lunchtimedas Mittagessenlunchdie Mittagspauselunch breakder Nachmittagafternoon
Common combinations
- zu Mittag essento have lunch
- heute Mittagat noon today
- über Mittagover lunchtime
Common learner mistakes
- Wir essen um eins im Mittag.Wir essen um eins zu Mittag.The meal is zu Mittag essen; the time of day is am Mittag or mittags — never im Mittag.
Real examples
- Heute Mittag treffe ich eine Freundin.I'm meeting a friend at lunchtime today.
- Über Mittag ist die Kantine immer voll.At lunchtime the canteen is always full.
- Was isst du zu Mittag?What do you have for lunch?
