Days, Months & Dates

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Days of the week are written with a lowercase letter in Dutch.

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Use the preposition 'op' for days (op dinsdag).

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Common gender noun taking 'de'.

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Compound word of 'donder' and 'dag'.

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Very common for weekend anticipation.

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Part of the weekend in the Netherlands.

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Last day of the week in standard Dutch calendars.

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Stem vowel lengthens in plural (dag -> dagen).

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Feminine/common noun taking 'de'.

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Plural adds -en.

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Neuter noun taking 'het'. Plural is 'jaren'.

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Months do not take articles when used alone.

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Use preposition 'in' for months.

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Capitalized when starting a sentence, lowercase otherwise (like days).

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Month name of Latin origin.

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Short month name.

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Note the single 'n'.

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Often associated with summer holidays.

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Full month name used standardly.

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Autumn begins this month.

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Spelled with a 'k'.

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Days grow noticeably shorter.

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End of the calendar year.

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Plural can be 'data' or 'datums'.

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Adverb of time indicating the previous day.