der Mittwoch
Wednesday
The day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday.
EXAMPLE
Wir treffen uns am Mittwoch um 15 Uhr im Café.
We're meeting on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the café.
der Mittwoch
Wednesday
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Meanings
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Word composition
The name 'Mittwoch' (Wednesday) is easy to remember: it is made up of 'Mitte' (middle) and 'Woche' (week), and therefore refers to the day in the middle of the traditional work week.
EXAMPLE
Der Mittwoch ist oft der anstrengendste Tag der Woche.
Wednesday is often the most exhausting day of the week.
Time expressions
For a one-time event on this day of the week, you use 'am Mittwoch' (on Wednesday). For a regular, repeated action, you use the adverb 'mittwochs' (on Wednesdays), which is written lowercase.
EXAMPLE
Der neue Film startet am Mittwoch im Kino.
The new film opens in theaters on Wednesday.
Cultural context
In Germany, Wednesday evening is sometimes called 'Bergfest' (literally: mountain festival). This celebrates the fact that half of the work week is done—you have basically reached the 'Gipfel des Berges' (summit of the mountain).
EXAMPLE
Frohes Bergfest! Nur noch zwei Tage bis zum Wochenende.
Happy hump day! Only two more days until the weekend.
Compare with
Mittwoch vs mittwochs
on Wednesdays
Mittwoch is the name of a day of the week and usually refers to a specific Wednesday, often in a form such as am Mittwoch. mittwochs is used directly as a time expression and normally indicates that something happens regularly on that day of the week.
Mittwoch
Der Sprachkurs findet diese Woche am Mittwoch statt.
The language course is taking place this week on Wednesday.
mittwochs
Der Sprachkurs findet jede Woche mittwochs statt.
The language course takes place every week on Wednesdays.
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