eintägige

Eintägige is a German adjective meaning one-day. It is used to describe events, trips, exhibitions and other activities that last a single calendar day. The word is typically placed before the noun it modifies, as in eine eintägige Veranstaltung or ein eintägiges Seminar.

Etymology and form: The adjective derives from the noun Tag (day) with the suffix -ig, forming eintägig, and takes inflected forms to agree with gender, number, and case. Common forms include eintägige (feminine singular or plural), eintägiges (neuter singular), and eintägiger or eintägigen in other cases and genders. The base meaning remains “one-day,” distinguishing short, single-day offerings from multi-day options.

Usage and contexts: Eintägige is widely used in formal and semi-formal German, especially in event schedules, invites, brochures and promotional material. It emphasizes that the activity occurs within a single day. For longer durations, other terms such as mehrtägig (multi-day) or eintagig with different endings are used.

Examples: Eine eintägige Reise, eine eintägige Konferenz, eine eintägige Ausstellung. Mehrere eintägige Veranstaltungen kann man auch sagen, um eine Gruppe einzelner, einzelner Tag-Veranstaltungen zu beschreiben.

See also: Mehrtägig, mehrtägige Veranstaltungen, adjectival endings in German grammar.