---
name: "Date::Manip::Lang::german"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-date-manip"
version: "7.00-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Date::Manip::Lang::german"
---

# Date::Manip::Lang::german(3pm)

German language support.

## NAME

Date::Manip::Lang::german - German language support.

## SYNOPSIS

This module contains a list of words and expressions supporting the language. It is not intended to be used directly (other Date::Manip modules will load it as needed).

## LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS

The following is a list of all language words and expressions used to write times and/or dates.

All strings are case insensitive.

- **Month names and abbreviations**

  When writing out the name of the month, several different variations may exist including full names and abbreviations.

  The following month names may be used:

  ```
     Januar
     Jänner
     Februar
     März
     Marz
     Maerz
     April
     Mai
     Juni
     Juli
     August
     September
     Oktober
     November
     Dezember
  ```

  The following abbreviations may be used:

  ```
     Jän
     Jan
     Feb
     Mär
     Mar
     Apr
     Mai
     Jun
     Jul
     Aug
     Sep
     Okt
     Nov
     Dez
  ```

- **Day names and abbreviations**

  When writing out the name of the day, several different variations may exist including full names and abbreviations.

  The following day names may be used:

  ```
     Montag
     Dienstag
     Mittwoch
     Donnerstag
     Freitag
     Samstag
     Sonnabend
     Sonntag
  ```

  The following abbreviations may be used:

  ```
     Mo
     Mo.
     Di
     Di.
     Mi
     Mi.
     Do
     Do.
     Fr
     Fr.
     Sa
     Sa.
     So
     So.
  ```

  The following short (1-2 characters) abbreviations may be used:

  ```
     M
     Di
     Mi
     Do
     F
     Sa
     So
  ```

- **Delta field names**

  These are the names (and abbreviations) for the fields in a delta.  There are 7 fields: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds.

  The names and abbreviations for these fields are:

  ```
     Jahren
     j
     Jahr
     Jahre
     Monaten
     m
     Monat
     Monate
     Wochen
     w
     Woche
     Tagen
     t
     Tag
     Tage
     Stunden
     h
     std
     Stunde
     Minuten
     min
     Minute
     Sekunden
     s
     sek
     Sekunde
  ```

- **Morning/afternoon times**

  This is a list of expressions use to designate morning or afternoon time when a time is entered as a 12-hour time rather than a 24-hour time. For example, in English, the time "17:00" could be specified as "5:00 PM".

  Morning and afternoon time may be designated by the following sets of words:

  ```
     FM
     vorm.
     EM
     nachm.
  ```

- **Each or every**

  There are a list of words that specify every occurrence of something.  These are used in the following phrases:

  ```
     EACH Monday
     EVERY Monday
     EVERY month
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     jeden
  ```

- **Next/Previous/Last occurrence**

  There are a list of words that may be used to specify the next, previous, or last occurrence of something.  These words could be used in the following phrases:

  ```
     NEXT week
     LAST Tuesday
     PREVIOUS Tuesday
     LAST day of the month
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  Next occurrence:

  ```
     nachsten
     nächsten
     nachste
     nächste
  ```

  Previous occurrence:

  ```
     vorherigen
     vorherige
     letzte
     letzten
  ```

  Last occurrence:

  ```
     letzten
     letzte
  ```

- **Delta words for going forward/backward in time**

  When parsing deltas, there are words that may be used to specify the the delta will refer to a time in the future or to a time in the past (relative to some date).  In English, for example, you might say:

  ```
     IN 5 days
     5 days AGO
  ```

  The following words may be used to specify deltas that refer to dates in the past or future respectively:

  ```
     vor
     vorigen
     vorherigen
     vorherige
     in
     spater
     später
  ```

- **Business mode**

  This contains two lists of words which can be used to specify a standard (i.e. non-business) delta or a business delta.

  Previously, it was used to tell whether the delta was approximate or exact, but now this list is not used except to force the delta to be standard.

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     genau
     ungefahr
     ungefähr
  ```

  The following words may be used to specify a business delta:

  ```
     Arbeitstag
     Arbeits
  ```

- **Numbers**

  Numbers may be spelled out in a variety of ways.  The following sets correspond to the numbers from 1 to 53:

  ```
     1.
     erste
     erster
     eins
     2.
     zweite
     zwei
     zweiter
     3.
     dritte
     drei
     dritter
     4.
     vierte
     vier
     5.
     funfte
     fünfte
     fünf
     fünfter
     funf
     funfter
     6.
     sechste
     sechs
     sechster
     7.
     siebente
     siebte
     sieben
     siebter
     8.
     achte
     achten
     9.
     neunte
     neun
     neunten
     10.
     zehnte
     zehn
     zehnten
     11.
     elfte
     elf
     12.
     zwolfte
     zwölfte
     zwölf
     zwölften
     zwolf
     zwolften
     13.
     dreizehnte
     dreizehn
     14.
     vierzehnte
     vierzehn
     15.
     funfzehnte
     fünfzehnte
     fünfzehn
     fünfzehnten
     funfzehn
     funfzehnten
     16.
     sechzehnte
     sechzehn
     17.
     siebzehnte
     siebzehn
     18.
     achtzehnte
     achtzehn
     19.
     neunzehnte
     neunzehn
     20.
     zwanzigste
     zwanzig
     zwanzigsten
     21.
     einundzwanzigste
     einundzwanzigsten
     22.
     zweiundzwanzigste
     zweiundzwanzigsten
     23.
     dreiundzwanzigste
     dreiundzwanzigsten
     24.
     vierundzwanzigste
     vierundzwanzigsten
     25.
     funfundzwanzigste
     fünfundzwanzigste
     fünfundzwanzigsten
     funfundzwanzigsten
     26.
     sechsundzwanzigste
     sechsundzwanzigsten
     27.
     siebenundzwanzigste
     siebenundzwanzigsten
     28.
     achtundzwanzigste
     achtundzwanzigsten
     29.
     neunundzwanzigste
     neunundzwanzigsten
     30.
     dreibigste
     dreißigste
     dreißig
     dreißigsten
     dreibig
     dreibigsten
     31.
     einunddreibigste
     einunddreißigste
     einunddreißig
     einunddreißigsten
     einunddreibig
     einunddreibigsten
     32.
     zweiunddreißig
     zweiunddreißigste
     zweiunddreibig
     zweiunddreibigste
     33.
     dreiunddreißig
     dreiunddreißigsten
     dreiunddreibig
     dreiunddreibigsten
     34.
     vierunddreißig
     vierunddreißigste
     vierunddreibig
     vierunddreibigste
     35.
     fünfunddreißig
     fünfunddreißigste
     funfunddreibig
     funfunddreibigste
     36.
     sechsunddreißig
     sechsunddreißigste
     sechsunddreibig
     sechsunddreibigste
     37.
     siebenunddreißig
     siebenunddreißigsten
     siebenunddreibig
     siebenunddreibigsten
     38.
     achtunddreißig
     achtunddreißigsten
     achtunddreibig
     achtunddreibigsten
     39.
     neununddreißig
     neununddreißigsten
     neununddreibig
     neununddreibigsten
     40.
     vierzig
     vierzigsten
     41.
     einundvierzig
     einundvierzigsten
     42.
     zweiundvierzig
     zweiundvierzigsten
     43.
     dreiundvierzig
     dreiundvierzigsten
     44.
     vierundvierzig
     vierundvierzigsten
     45.
     fünfundvierzig
     fünfundvierzigsten
     funfundvierzig
     funfundvierzigsten
     46.
     sechsundvierzig
     sechsundvierzigsten
     47.
     siebenundvierzig
     siebenundvierzigste
     47.
     siebenundvierzig
     siebenundvierzigste
     49.
     neunundvierzig
     neunundvierzigsten
     50.
     fünfzig
     fünfzigsten
     funfzig
     funfzigsten
     51.
     einundfünfzig
     einundfünfzigsten
     einundfunfzig
     einundfunfzigsten
     52.
     zweiundfünfzig
     zweiundfünfzigsten
     zweiundfunfzig
     zweiundfunfzigsten
     53.
     dreiundfünfzig
     dreiundfünfzigsten
     dreiundfunfzig
     dreiundfunfzigsten
  ```

- **Ignored words**

  In writing out dates in common forms, there are a number of words that are typically not important.

  There is frequently a word that appears in a phrase to designate that a time is going to be specified next.  In English, you would use the word AT in the example:

  ```
     December 3 at 12:00
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     um
  ```

  Another word is used to designate one member of a set.  In English, you would use the words IN or OF:

  ```
     1st day OF December
     1st day IN December
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     der
     im
     des
  ```

  Another word is use to specify that something is on a certain date.  In English, you would use ON:

  ```
     ON July 5th
  ```

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     am
  ```

- **Words that set the date, time, or both**

  There are some words that can be used to specify a date, a time, or both relative to now.

  Words that set the date are similar to the English words 'yesterday' or 'tomorrow'.  These are specified as a delta which is added to the current time to get a date.  The time is NOT set however, so the delta is only partially used (it should only include year, month, week, and day fields).

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     gestern              -0:0:0:1:0:0:0
     heute                0:0:0:0:0:0:0
     morgen               +0:0:0:1:0:0:0
     übermorgen           +0:0:0:2:0:0:0
  ```

  Words that set only the time of day are similar to the English words 'noon' or 'midnight'.

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     mittag               12:00:00
     mitternacht          00:00:00
  ```

  Words that set the entire time and date (relative to the current time and date) are also available.

  In English, the word 'now' is one of these.

  The following words may be used:

  ```
     jetzt                0:0:0:0:0:0:0
  ```

- **Hour/Minute/Second separators**

  When specifying the time of day, the most common separator is a colon (:) which can be used for both separators.

  Some languages use different pairs.  For example, French allows you to specify the time as 13h30:20, so it would use the following pairs:

  ```
     : :
     h :
  ```

  The first column is the hour-minute separator and the second column is the minute-second separator.  Both are perl regular expressions.  When creating a new translation, be aware that regular expressions with utf-8 characters may be tricky.  For example, don't include the expression '\[x\]' where 'x' is a utf-8 character.

  A pair of colons is ALWAYS allowed for all languages.  If a language allows additional pairs, they are listed here:

  ```
     Not defined in this language
  ```

- **Fractional second separator**

  When specifying fractional seconds, the most common way is to use a decimal point (.).  Some languages may specify a different separator that might be used.  If this is done, it is a regular expression.

  The decimal point is ALWAYS allowed for all languages.  If a language allows another separator, it is listed here:

  ```
     Not defined in this language
  ```

## KNOWN BUGS

None known.

## BUGS AND QUESTIONS

Please refer to the Date::Manip::Problems documentation for information on submitting bug reports or questions to the author.

## SEE ALSO

Date::Manip       - main module documentation

## LICENSE

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## AUTHOR

Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org)
