53 Times of day, days of the week, months, seasons etc
Times of day, days of the week, months, seasons etc
Most things that have to do with calendar are masculine, and consequently, they add -e in plural. Exceptions to this are highlighted with red.
Times of day:
- der Morgen
- der Tag
- der Abend
- die Nacht (pl. Nächte)
To say that something takes place in the morning, during the day, in the evening, etc. use ‘am’ with Morgen, Tag and Abend (because they are masculine), and ‘in der Nacht’ for ‘during the night’.
Also, note that the word ‘Nacht’ refers to the actual night, late p.m. to early a.m., not ‘evening’ as in English.
Days of the week:
- der Montag
- der Dienstag
- der Mittwoch
- der Donnerstag
- der Freitag
- der Samstag / Sonnabend
- der Sonntag
To say that something takes place on a weekday, use ‘am’:
e.g. am Montag, am Dienstag etc.
To say that something takes place every Monday, Tuesday etc. add -s:
montags, dienstags (note that in this case they are not capitalized because they are no longer nouns, but adverbs)
Talking about weeks:
- die Woche
- In German, the calendar is divided into 52 weeks and each week is given an ordinal number (fifth week, fiftieth week): 5. Woche, 51. Woche etc.
- note that instead of -th, -rd (as in 2nd, 3rd), -th (fifth) in German, in writing you just use a period (5. Woche)
Talking about Seasons:
- der Herbst
- der Winter
- der Frühling
- der Sommer
To say that something takes place in the fall, winter, spring or summer, use ‘im’:
- im Herbst, im Winter, im Frühling, im Sommer
Monate / Months:
- der Januar – January
- der Februar – February
- der März – March
- der April – April
- der Mai – May
- der Juni – June
- der Juli – July
- der August – August
- der September – September
- der Oktober – October
- der November – November
- der Dezember – December
To say that something takes place in a specific month use ‘im’:
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- im April, im September
Also, generally, to talk about next or last season or month, use ‘nächsten’ for ‘next’ and ‘letzten’ for ‘last’:
- nächsten Winter/Frühling/Oktober/November
- letzten Herbst/Sommer/Juni/August