Questions & Answers about Das Datum ist wichtig.
Does Datum also mean a romantic date?
No. Das Datum only refers to a calendar date. If you are going on a romantic date, you would use the English loanword das Date or the German word die Verabredung (which means an appointment or arrangement to meet).
What is the plural of das Datum?
The plural is die Daten. Keep in mind that die Daten is also the German word for computer data or personal information!
If the lesson is about using am with dates, why isn't it used here?
We use am (on the) when an action happens on a specific date, like am ersten Mai (on the first of May). Here, das Datum is simply the subject of the sentence, so it stays in its basic form with das and we do not use am.
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