Saturday afternoon
der Samstagnachmittag, die Samstagnachmittage
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Saturday afternoon
The part of Saturday that lies between noon and evening, typically from about 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Am Samstagnachmittag ist die Innenstadt wegen der vielen Einkäufer immer besonders voll.
On Saturday afternoon, the city center is always especially crowded because of all the shoppers.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Samstagnachmittage |
| genitive | des Samstagnachmittags |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Samstagnachmittag | die Samstagnachmittage |
| accusative | den Samstagnachmittag | die Samstagnachmittage |
| dative | dem Samstagnachmittag | den Samstagnachmittagen |
| genitive | des Samstagnachmittags | der Samstagnachmittage |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is composed of 'der Samstag' (Saturday) and 'der Nachmittag' (afternoon). This pattern works with all weekdays and times of day, for example 'der Montagmorgen' (Monday morning) or 'der Freitagabend' (Friday evening).
Der Sonntagnachmittag ist für mich die beste Zeit zum Entspannen.
Sunday afternoon is the best time for me to relax.
When talking about a specific point in time, you use the preposition 'an' with the dative, which becomes 'am Samstagnachmittag' (on Saturday afternoon).
Wir treffen uns am Samstagnachmittag im Café.
We're meeting at the café on Saturday afternoon.
Was hast du am letzten Samstagnachmittag gemacht?
What did you do last Saturday afternoon?
To express a repeated action, you often use the adverb 'samstagnachmittags', which is written in lowercase. It means 'every Saturday afternoon'.
Samstagnachmittags gehe ich oft mit meinem Hund im Park spazieren.
On Saturday afternoons, I often take my dog for a walk in the park.
