How to Say ‘On the fourth of May’ in German
Am vierten Mai
ahm FEER-ten my
[ahm FEER-ten my]
💬 Usage Tip: Dates use am plus the ordinal number ending in -en: am ersten Juni "on the first of June", am zwanzigsten März "on the twentieth of March". In writing it's just am 4. Mai, with the dot marking the ordinal.
Phrase Breakdown
Am
[ahm]
on the
Contracted preposition and article used before days.
Am Montag passt es leider nicht.
On Monday it unfortunately does not work.
vierten
[FEER-ten]
fourth
Ordinal number 'fourth' with the ending used in dates after 'am'.
Ich komme am vierten Juni.
I'm coming on the fourth of June.
Mai
[my]
May
The month of May.
In „Der 12. Mai 1990“ ist „Mai“ der Monat.
In “The 12th of May 1990,” “Mai” is the month.
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