How to Say ‘Thursday the twelfth’ in German
Donnerstag, der zwölfte
DON-ers-tag dair TSVURLF-teh
[DON-ers-tag dair TSVURLF-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Dates add -te to the number: zwölf → zwölfte. After am it becomes -ten: am zwölften "on the twelfth".
Phrase Breakdown
Donnerstag
[DON-ers-tag]
Thursday
The weekday Thursday, often used for scheduling appointments.
Am Donnerstag habe ich den Besichtigungstermin geplant.
I planned the inspection appointment for Thursday.
der
[dair]
the
Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.
Das steht in der Zeitung.
That's in the newspaper.
zwölfte
[TSVURLF-teh]
twelfth
Ordinal number for 12, used for dates.
Heute ist der zwölfte Mai.
Today is the twelfth of May.
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