A newspaper that appears daily, usually except on Sundays and public holidays, and reports on current events in politics, business, culture, and sports.
example
Ich lese jeden Morgen beim Frühstück die lokale Tageszeitung.
I read the local daily newspaper every morning at breakfast.
Usage tips
Word composition
'Tageszeitung' (daily newspaper) is a compound noun made up of 'Tag' (day) and 'Zeitung' (newspaper). The '-es-' in the middle is a linking sound that connects the two words. So it is literally a 'newspaper of the day'.
EXAMPLE
Die Titelseite der Tageszeitung war heute sehr interessant.
The front page of the daily newspaper was very interesting today.
Typical verbs
Common verbs used with 'Tageszeitung' are 'lesen' (to read), 'abonnieren' (to subscribe to), 'kaufen' (to buy), or 'austragen' (to deliver, as a job).
EXAMPLE
Viele ältere Menschen abonnieren noch eine gedruckte Tageszeitung.
Many older people still subscribe to a printed daily newspaper.
Correct preposition
If you want to say that a piece of information was in the newspaper, you use the preposition 'in'. The pattern is: 'etwas steht in der Tageszeitung' (something is in the daily newspaper).
EXAMPLE
Ich habe heute in der Tageszeitung gelesen, dass ein neues Museum eröffnet wird.
I read in the daily newspaper today that a new museum is going to open.
Compare with
near_synonym · confusable
Tageszeitung vs Zeitung
newspaper
'Zeitung' and 'Tageszeitung' both mean a publication with news. 'Zeitung' is the more general term. A newspaper can appear daily, but also weekly or on another schedule. 'Tageszeitung' is more precise: it appears daily or almost daily and reports on current topics. The words can be confused because many typical newspapers are daily newspapers. If the exact publication schedule is not important, 'Zeitung' is enough. If you want to emphasize that it appears every day, 'Tageszeitung' fits better.
Tageszeitung
Frau Wolf holt in der Pause die Tageszeitung aus ihrer Tasche.
During the break, Mrs. Wolf takes the daily newspaper out of her bag.
Zeitung
Sie liest zu Hause gern die Zeitung, bevor sie zur Arbeit fährt.
She likes reading the newspaper at home before she goes to work.