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der Montagabend
Monday evening
The evening of the weekday Monday. Refers to the period from late afternoon until night.
example
Am Montagabend schaue ich immer meine Lieblingsserie.
On Monday evenings, I always watch my favorite series.
der Montagabend
Monday evening
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Meanings
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Compound word
The word is clearly made up of 'Montag' (Monday) and 'Abend' (evening). This pattern is very common and also works with all other weekdays and times of day, such as 'Dienstagvormittag' (Tuesday morning) or 'Sonntagnachmittag' (Sunday afternoon).
EXAMPLE
Der Montagabend ist oft der ruhigste Abend der Woche.
Monday evening is often the quietest evening of the week.
Fixed preposition
To express a specific point in time, 'Montagabend' (Monday evening) is almost always used with the preposition 'am'. The question for this is 'Wann?' (When?).
EXAMPLE
Am Montagabend treffen wir uns zum Essen.
On Monday evening, we're meeting for dinner.
Repeated action
For regular, repeated actions, there is the lowercase form 'montagabends'. The 's' at the end signals repetition and means 'every Monday evening.'
EXAMPLE
Montagabends gehe ich immer zum Sport.
On Monday evenings, I always go to the gym.
Compare with
Montagabend vs Montagmorgen
Monday morning
'der Montagmorgen' and 'der Montagabend' both refer to part of the same day of the week, Monday. The difference is the time of day: 'Montagmorgen' means the early part of the day, especially the time before and at the beginning of the morning. 'Montagabend' means the late part of the day, when work, school, or other appointments are often already over. So the contrast is not the day of the week, but morning versus evening.
Montagabend
Der Montagabend war ruhig, weil das Training ausgefallen ist.
Monday evening was quiet because training was canceled.
Montagmorgen
Am Montagmorgen ist der Zug oft besonders voll.
On Monday mornings, the train is often especially crowded.
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