daydream
der Tagtraum, die Tagträume
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daydream
An imagined experience that occurs while awake, in which you detach from present reality and give yourself over to your own wishes or fantasies.
Während der langweiligen Sitzung verlor sie sich in einem Tagtraum von einem Leben am Meer.
During the boring meeting, she lost herself in a daydream about a life by the sea.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tagträume |
| genitive | des Tagtraumes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Tagtraum | die Tagträume |
| accusative | den Tagtraum | die Tagträume |
| dative | dem Tagtraum | den Tagträumen |
| genitive | des Tagtraumes des Tagtraums | der Tagträume |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Tagtraum' is made up of 'Tag' (day) and 'Traum' (dream). The word therefore refers to a dream or fantasy that you experience during the day, even though you are awake.
Beim langen Warten am Bahnhof versank er in einem Tagtraum.
While waiting for a long time at the train station, he sank into a daydream.
Verbs such as 'in einen Tagtraum geraten' (to slip into a daydream), 'in einen Tagtraum versinken' (to sink into a daydream), and 'sich in einem Tagtraum verlieren' (to lose oneself in a daydream) are often used with 'Tagtraum'. These collocations describe the transition from reality to one's own imagined world.
Im Matheunterricht geriet er oft in Tagträume.
He often slipped into daydreams during math class.
The content of a daydream is often introduced with 'von' (about). This is usually followed by a person, thing, or situation that one wishes for or imagines.
Er hatte einen Tagtraum von einem kleinen Haus im Grünen.
He had a daydream about a small house in the countryside.
