alltäglich

everyday

adjective al-TAYK-likh Less Common

Also means

commonplace

Usage Note

alltäglich means happening daily or, more often, being ordinary and unremarkable. Stress shifts the sense: alltägliche Sorgen are everyday worries. The related noun der Alltag is daily routine; etwas Alltägliches is nothing special.

Examples

"Stau auf der Brücke ist hier etwas Alltägliches."

Natural Translation

A traffic jam on the bridge is an everyday thing here.

Literal Translation

Jam on the bridge is here something everyday.

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