German Phrase
Eine Gallone pro Person und Tag.
Meaning
The sentence states a quantity: one gallon for each person each day. It is often used when describing consumption limits, such as water, milk, or fuel allowances.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to set a daily allowance per individual, for example in catering contracts, travel itineraries, or environmental guidelines about water usage.
✦Grammar Breakdown
EineGalloneproPersonundTag
Indefinite article (Eine)
‘Eine’ is the feminine indefinite article used before a feminine noun in the nominative case.
Noun gender (Gallone)
‘Gallone’ is a feminine noun meaning ‘gallon’; it takes the article ‘die’ in the definite form.
Preposition ‘pro’
‘pro’ means ‘per’ and is used with the dative case, but the noun after it stays in its base form.
Conjunction ‘und’
‘und’ simply links two nouns that share the same prepositional phrase.
Noun ‘Tag’
‘Tag’ is masculine; in this construction it remains unchanged because it follows ‘pro’.
🗨In Conversation
Wie viel Wasser ist im Notfallplan vorgesehen?
How much water is provided in the emergency plan?
Eine Gallone pro Person und Tag.
One gallon per person per day.
✕Common Mistakes
Ein Gallone pro Person und Tag.
‘Gallone’ is feminine, so the correct indefinite article is ‘eine’, not ‘ein’.
Eine Gallone pro Person und dem Tag.
‘pro’ already means ‘per’; adding ‘dem’ creates a double preposition and is ungrammatical.
Eine Gallone pro Person pro Tag.
Repeating ‘pro’ is redundant; the conjunction ‘und’ is preferred.
↔Alternatives
Ein Liter pro Person und Tag.
One liter per person per day.
Eine Gallone pro Kopf und Tag.
One gallon per head per day.
Eine Gallone pro Person täglich.
One gallon per person daily.
Cultural Tip
In Germany the metric system is standard, so ‘Gallone’ (a US/UK unit) sounds unusual and is usually replaced by ‘Liter’. If you hear ‘Gallone’ in a German context, it’s often in international or military settings, or when translating foreign regulations. Be aware that a US gallon (≈3.785 L) differs from a UK gallon (≈4.546 L).