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Date date, romantic date + s plural or singular genitive

noun · singular neuter, genitive / plural neuter, nominative / plural neuter, genitive / plural neuter, dative / plural neuter, accusative Rare #34,083

dates Colloquial German borrowing from English; means romantic meetings, not calendar dates.

GE: Die beiden hatten schon mehrere Dates.

EN: The two of them have already been on several dates.

Declension of Date

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Date	Dates
Accusative	Date	Dates
Genitive	Dates	Dates
Dative	Date	Dates

Dates mit Kerlen bringen nichts.

Dating guys is pointless.

— Suzume (2022)

Perfekt, ich kann auch gerade keine Dates gebrauchen.

Perfect, I don't need any dates right now either.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Ich weiß, es klingt wie ein Spruch, aber ich will keine Dates haben.

I know it sounds like a cliché, but I don't want to go on dates.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Im Job klagen viele über ihre Dates.

At work, many people complain about their dates.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Ich hatte auch Dates.

I went on dates too.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Die Freundin meiner Schwester kann für Dates die Sonne scheinen lassen.

My sister's friend can make the sun shine for dates.

— Weathering with You - Das Mädchen, das die Sonne berührte (2019)

Ich hatte so viele Dates und nie was gemeinsam mit den Jungs.

I went on so many dates and never had anything in common with the boys.

— The Big Sick (2017)