samstags
on Saturdays
Every Saturday or regularly on Saturdays.
EXAMPLE
Wir treffen uns samstags zum Frühstück.
We meet for breakfast on Saturdays.
samstags
on Saturdays
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Meanings
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Word formation
'Samstags' (on Saturdays) consists of 'Samstag' (Saturday) and the ending '-s'. This form turns the day of the week into an adverb for a regular action.
EXAMPLE
Samstags besucht er seine Großeltern.
On Saturdays, he visits his grandparents.
Without a preposition
'Samstags' (on Saturdays) appears as a time adverb without an article or preposition in the sentence. It can directly place a regular action in time.
EXAMPLE
Das Café ist samstags bis spät geöffnet.
The café is open until late on Saturdays.
Word order
'Samstags' (on Saturdays) can appear at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle field. When it appears at the beginning of a main clause, the finite verb follows directly.
EXAMPLE
Samstags arbeitet meine Schwester im Garten.
On Saturdays, my sister works in the garden.
Meine Schwester arbeitet samstags im Garten.
My sister works in the garden on Saturdays.
Typical collocations
Common phrases with 'samstags' (on Saturdays) describe fixed routines, for example 'samstags arbeiten' (to work on Saturdays), 'samstags einkaufen' (to shop on Saturdays), or 'samstags geschlossen sein' (to be closed on Saturdays).
EXAMPLE
Wir gehen samstags auf dem Markt einkaufen.
We go shopping at the market on Saturdays.
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