| Example in German | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Ein neuer tag ist angebrochen, und eine Gelegenheit hat sich angeboten. | A new day has dawned, and the opportunity has presented itself. |
| Jeden Tag steht er schon vor Morgengrauen auf, sogar am Sonntag! | Every day, he's always up with the dawn,... ~ Even on Sunday! |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | aanbreken,gloren | English | dawn |
| Esperanto | krepuski, krepuskiĝi | Estonian | koitma |
| Finnish | kajastaa, sarastaa | Greek | ξημερώνομαι |
| Hungarian | hajnalodik, virrad | Indonesian | menyingsing |
| Italian | albeggiare | Latvian | ataust, aust,aust |
| Lithuanian | dienoti | Macedonian | се зазорува, се разденува |
| Malay | subuh | Maori | ao |
| Norwegian | gry | Polish | dnieć, świtać, zaświtać |
| Portuguese | alvorecer, amanhecer | Quechua | paqariy |
| Russian | рассвести, рассветать, светать | Spanish | alborear, amanecer |
| Swedish | gry, randas, rangera | Turkish | belirmek, gün ağarmak, ortalık ağarmak, şafak sökmek |
| Vietnamese | trở ra |