Time?

[grim kiln]

So, i was gone when we went over time in german. I dont understand it, can i have an explaination?

[earnest zenith]

https://yourdailygerman.com/german-time-of-day/
you can take a look here

[karmic crest]

In German, a lot of nouns and neuters change based on the time of day. For example Heut ist a Regantag for day, and Heute ist a Regen Nacht for night. This is because Day and Night have different neuters Der Tag and Die Nacht.

[slender token]

idk where you get that information oO

there's afaik not a single noun that changes based on the time of the day...

and it's "DER Tag" und "DIE Nacht"

your example sentences are also wrong.

[karmic crest]

What I meant to say is that the nouns, verbs, and adjectives change based on time of day because of the neuter's Der Tag and Die Nacht. Also, nouns change in the sentence context based on the subjects and prepositions in the sentence. Also what I ment to say was, "Heute ist ein Regentag" and "Heute ist eine regnerische Nact". There is a change from when it's daytime to nighttime because of day and night's neuters.

[slender token]

I honestly have no clue what you are saying 😅

adjectives do not change based on the time of the day. ever.

where do you have that info from? I'm curious

[karmic crest]

Yes, they do, try it out on Google Translate and you will see what I'm talking about. Now please stop trolling.

[distant trellis]

Can you give an example

[queen charm]

I think what they are trying to say is there's a difference between "es ist ein regnerischer Tag" and "es ist eine regnerische Nacht" just because Tag/Nacht have not the same gender 🤷‍♂️

[karmic crest]

Heute ist ein Regantag=Today is a rainy day. Heute ist Eine regenrische Nacht=Today is a rainy night.

[distant trellis]

Okay and what does that have to do with the time

Nothing

Day and Night are two different words, no shit sherlock

That's it

Heute ist ein regnerischer Tag.
Heute ist eine regnerische Nacht.

[karmic crest]

It's the adjective rainy that changes based on whether it's day or night.

[distant trellis]

...

Heute ist ein regnerisches Auto.

Now it changes because the time is car?

The adjective changes based on whether the following word is maskulin, feminin or neutrum.

[karmic crest]

Heute hat es auf das Auto geregnet.

Heute Nacht hat es auf das Auto geregnet.

[slender token]

i guess that's all there is to say, in case that's what you wanted to say ... i'm still confused but i'll just leave it be 🤷

but if you're not sure what you're talking about it's best to not give advice @karmic crest the stuff you're writing is really ... confusing ...

maybe you do know what you're talking about and you just phrase it odd, idk 🤷

[alpine pollen]

"try it out on google translate" maybe this is why you're confused, google translate isn't very good, you shouldn't base your knowledge on it...

and also, genders of nouns can not change based on the time of day, unless you change the entire word, but that's because you changed the word, not because the time of day changed.

[upbeat anvil]

Oh wow reading this gave me a headache

[upbeat anvil]

I think you mean articles. Neuters are nouns with a "das" article. The adjectives and indefinite articles ein/eine change because of the grammatical gender of "Tag" (der Tag) and "Nacht" (die Nacht). It has nothing to do with the time of day, just the gender of the specific noun, as others have said. I appreciate you trying to help, but please do not post an answer to a question unless you are really comfortable with the material. If you have to use google translate, you probably shouldn't be answering the question.

[karmic crest]

That is what I was trying to say, and yes I use Google as a tool to help me out which uses Standard German for people freaking out about the whole wrong German thing. Imagine if people said you're using the wrong kind of English when you come from Boston or the Midwest where Bavarian and Franconian sounds are mixed into our English dialect. My Government Professor asked me why a lot of Car Salesmen in Michigan say car with a hard K instead of a C? In Germany they call cars Das Auto or Der Auto based on whose car is owned by whom. Also, the hard K is a common Bavarian sound so if that language is assimilated into their English then it's most likely you will hear some German vowels and sounds in the Midwest dialect. Next time please don't tell the children of immigrants who never had an opportunity to learn their German dialect that they're using the "wrong German" and are figuring things out on their own with the tools they have.

[upbeat anvil]

I wasn't trying to be rude first of all, but this is a learning server and we strive to make our information as accurate as possible for people to learn. We respect all people's backgrounds here and do not favor one dialect over the other. Language differences are to be celebrated, and I commend you for learning your heritage language. But there is a difference between dialectal variety and completely false information. You will never hear a german native speaker say "der Auto" because it's fundamentally wrong. It's not a dialectal things, it's just wrong information and can be misleading for people who are beginners. I apologize if you were told differently, but please make sure you have all of your facts straight before saying things like that.

[karmic crest]

There is no such thing as the Wrong German because different natives have different nuances in their dialects and sometimes they don't stay the same and sometimes they change.