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calendar
An overview of the days, weeks, and months of a year, often in printed or digital form.
Ich habe einen Wandkalender mit schönen Landschaftsfotos geschenkt bekommen.
I was given a wall calendar with beautiful landscape photos as a gift.
calendar / planner
A personal book or app for planning and managing appointments and tasks.
Entschuldigung, ich muss kurz in meinen Kalender schauen, ob ich da Zeit habe.
Sorry, I need to quickly check my calendar to see whether I'm free then.
The word 'Kalender' (calendar) has two main meanings. Context words like 'Wand' (wall), 'Monat' (month), or 'Jahr' (year) point to the yearly overview. Words like 'Termin' (appointment), 'eintragen' (to enter), or 'nachschauen' (to check) point to the personal planner.
Für das neue Jahr brauche ich einen neuen Wandkalender.
For the new year, I need a new wall calendar.
To specify the type of calendar, the word is often used in compounds. Common examples are 'Wandkalender' (wall calendar), 'Taschenkalender' (pocket calendar), or the popular 'Adventskalender' (Advent calendar) during the Christmas season.
Die Kinder freuen sich jeden Tag darauf, ein Türchen am Adventskalender zu öffnen.
The children look forward every day to opening a little door on the Advent calendar.
When you plan appointments, pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. An action is expressed with the accusative ('in den Kalender eintragen' — to enter into the calendar), a state with the dative ('im Kalender stehen' — to be in the calendar).
Ich trage mir das Meeting sofort in den Kalender ein.
I'll enter the meeting in my calendar right away.
In connection with scheduling, 'Kalender' (calendar) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are: 'einen Termin eintragen' (to enter an appointment), 'in den Kalender schauen' (to look in the calendar), or the statement 'einen vollen Kalender haben' (to have a full calendar).
Vor der Urlaubsplanung sollte ich besser in meinen Kalender schauen.
Before planning the vacation, I should probably check my calendar.
agenda
Kalender and Agenda can both play a role when preparing for an appointment or meeting. A Kalender organizes appointments by days and times, whereas an Agenda lists the topics to be discussed in a meeting. Use the Kalender for the time and the Agenda for the discussion points.
Ich trug den Termin am Dienstag um zehn Uhr in meinen Kalender ein.
I entered the appointment in my calendar for Tuesday at ten o'clock.
Vor der Besprechung schickte die Leiterin die Agenda mit drei Gesprächsthemen.
Before the meeting, the team leader sent the agenda with three discussion topics.
