hiking day / field trip day
der Wandertag, die Wandertage
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field trip day
A day on which a group goes on a hike or excursion together. Especially in schools, the term refers to a day when a class does something together outside the school instead of having regular lessons.
Am nächsten Wandertag macht unsere Klasse einen Ausflug zur Burg.
On the next field trip day, our class is going on an excursion to the castle.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Wandertage |
| genitive | des Wandertages |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Wandertag | die Wandertage |
| accusative | den Wandertag | die Wandertage |
| dative | dem Wandertag | den Wandertagen |
| genitive | des Wandertages des Wandertags | der Wandertage |
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'Wandertag' (hiking day / field trip day) is made up of 'wandern' (to hike) and 'Tag' (day). It therefore refers to a specific day on which a hike or group excursion takes place.
Für den Wandertag brauchen die Kinder festes Schuhwerk.
The children need sturdy shoes for the field trip day.
'Wandertag' (hiking day / field trip day) is especially common in connection with schools and classes. Typical collocations are 'einen Wandertag planen' (to plan a field trip day), 'einen Wandertag organisieren' (to organize a field trip day), and 'am Wandertag teilnehmen' (to take part in the field trip day).
Die Lehrerin organisiert für die Klasse einen Wandertag im Frühling.
The teacher is organizing a field trip day for the class in spring.
When specifying the time, 'Wandertag' (hiking day / field trip day) often follows the preposition 'an': 'an dem' becomes 'am'. This creates time expressions such as 'am Wandertag' (on the field trip day) or 'am nächsten Wandertag' (on the next field trip day).
Am Wandertag treffen sich alle Schülerinnen und Schüler um acht Uhr vor der Schule.
On the field trip day, all the students meet in front of the school at eight o'clock.
