die  Tagung

B2

Estimated CEFR level.

/ˈtaːɡʊŋ/

🗣️ What exactly is a Tagung?

The word die Tagung refers to a meeting, conference, or session, usually lasting several days, involving experts, members of an organization, or other stakeholders on a specific topic. The goal is often information exchange, discussing problems, further training, or decision-making.

It is a feminine noun. There is only this one article for this word.

Article rules for der, die, and das

🧐 Grammar in Detail: die Tagung

The noun 'Tagung' is feminine. Therefore, the article is always 'die'. Like many nouns ending in -ung, it is feminine.

Declension

💡 Example Sentences

1. Die nächste Tagung findet in Berlin statt.
   (The next conference will take place in Berlin.)
2. Ich nehme an einer internationalen Tagung teil.
   (I am participating in an international conference.)
3. Die Ergebnisse der Tagung wurden veröffentlicht.
   (The results of the conference were published.)
4. Während der Tagung gab es viele interessante Vorträge.
   (There were many interesting lectures during the conference.)

💼 When to use 'die Tagung'?

The term die Tagung is frequently used in professional and academic contexts.

• Typical Collocations: eine Tagung abhalten/organisieren (to hold/organize a conference), an einer Tagung teilnehmen (to participate in a conference), eine Tagung besuchen (to attend a conference), die Tagung eröffnen/schließen (to open/close the conference).
• Context: Often refers to specialist conferences, scientific congresses, association meetings, or conferences on specific topics. A 'Tagung' usually implies a more formal setting than a simple 'Treffen' (meeting).
• Differentiation: While 'Meeting' or 'Besprechung' are often shorter and less formal, a 'Tagung' typically lasts at least one day and has a structured program with lectures, workshops, etc. A 'Kongress' is often even larger and more international than a 'Tagung'.

🧠 Mnemonics for Tagung

For the article: Many nouns ending in -ung are feminine (weiblich), including die Tagung. Think: The invitation (Die Einladung) to the conference (die Tagung)!

For the meaning: A Tagung often lasts several Tage (days) or at least a whole Tag (day). People 'tagen' (meet) to discuss and confer.

🔄 Synonyms & Antonyms

⚠️ Similar Words

• Der Tag: The day, the time unit from which 'Tagung' is derived.
• Tagen (Verb): To meet, to hold a session, to confer.

😂 A Little Joke

Warum nehmen Skelette nicht an Tagungen teil?

Sie haben niemanden (no body), mit dem sie gehen können!

(Why don't skeletons attend conferences? They have no body to go with!)

📜 Poem about a Tagung

Die Köpfe rauchen, tagaus, tagein,
bei der Tagung soll's produktiv sein.
Man diskutiert, präsentiert, vernetzt,
hat sich Ziele hoch gesteckt.
Am Ende hofft man, klug und weise,
auf eine gute Heimreise.

(Heads are smoking, day in, day out,
at the conference, it should be productive.
People discuss, present, network,
have set high goals.
In the end, one hopes, clever and wise,
for a good journey home.)

❓ Riddle Time

Ich bringe Experten zusammen,
oft für mehrere Tage, ohne zu flammen.
Wissen wird geteilt, Neues erdacht,
manchmal wird bis tief in die Nacht gemacht.

Was bin ich? ... Die Tagung

(I bring experts together,
often for several days, without flames [idiom: without issues].
Knowledge is shared, new things conceived,
sometimes work goes late into the night.

What am I?
... The conference / meeting (Die Tagung))

🧩 Word Building & More

Word Formation: The word 'Tagung' is derived from the verb 'tagen' (to meet, confer) with the suffix -ung, which is often used to form feminine nouns indicating a process or result.

Related Terms:

• tagen (verb: to meet, to hold a conference)
• Tagungsort (conference venue)
• Tagungsteilnehmer/in (conference participant)
• Tagungsprogramm (conference program/schedule)
• Bundestag / Landtag (German federal/state parliaments, which also 'tagen' - hold sessions)