alltägliches

Alltägliches is a German noun meaning the realm of daily life, the ordinary, or everyday things. It derives from Alltag, meaning the everyday life, with the adjectival suffix -lich and the nominalizing forms that convert the word into a noun. In standard German, the term is capitalized as Alltägliches or das Alltägliche when used as a noun phrase; lowercase alltägliches is not the usual, standard spelling for the noun.

In usage, Alltägliches denotes routine experiences, commonplace objects, and the ordinary rhythm of daily life. In philosophy and sociology, the term is used to discuss the lived, practical dimension of existence—the everyday as a field of knowledge, social practice, and meaning construction—often contrasted with extraordinary events or theoretical abstractions. Related conceptions include Alltag (everyday life), Alltäglichkeit (mundanity or ordinariness), and Alltagserfahrung (everyday experience). The expression appears in literary and cultural contexts to evoke the familiar, sometimes with nuances of warmth, banality, or insight depending on tone.

Alltägliches can be combined with adjectives and compounds to form related terms, such as Alltagsgegenstände (everyday objects) and alltagsnah (closely connected with daily life). These usages help distinguish the ordinary from the extraordinary in discussions of culture, psychology, and social life. In summary, the term provides a concise label for the cumulative texture of ordinary life in German-speaking contexts.