Writing Dates in German

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Ingrid Bauer
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  • M.A., German Studies, McGill University
  • B.A., German and French
Ingrid Bauer, who is fluent in German, has been teaching and tutoring the German language since 1996. She has a teaching degree and an M.A. in German studies.
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Updated on February 25, 2019

Writing dates can differ from language to language and change with each context. Though it is taught from day one in class when you write the date on your page, often other ways of expressing dates are neglected. In German, it is, of course, the grammatical cases that one has to watch out for when writing these dates.

Writing the Date in a Letter

Stadt/city, den (acc.) 16.5.11
Bonn, den 16.5.11 Bonn, den sechszehnten fünften zweitausendelf.

Dates in Other Writing Contexts

  1. Stating the day of the week along with date:
    Am Samstag, dem 5. Juni, wurde er geboren.
    Samstag, den 5. Juni.
  2. Not stating the day of the week:
    Sie ist am 25. Juni geboren
    Heute haben wir den 25. Juni. (fünfundzwanzigsten)
    Heute ist der 25. Juni (fünfundzwanzigster)
  3. Stating from one date to another without indicating day of the week:
    Vom 16. Mai bis zum 20. Mai.
  4. Stating from one date to another while indicating day of the week:
    Von Montag, dem 16. Mai, bis Freitag, dem 20. Mai.
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