morgen

/ˈmɔʁɡn̩/

adverb, noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. tomorrow

    as an adverb, lowercase

    • Bis morgen!

      See you tomorrow!

  2. morning

    as the noun der Morgen, capitalised

    • Guten Morgen!

      Good morning!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

demain

demain is the French word for the same thing — both mean "tomorrow."

Portuguese

amanhã

amanhã is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tomorrow."

Opposites

  • gestern

Usage notes

Same word, two grammatical lives, told apart the way German always does it: capitalised as a noun (der Morgen, morning), lowercase as an adverb (morgen, tomorrow) — the same split as Spanish mañana, worth comparing.

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