noun
Thursday
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Donnerstag means Thursday, the weekday. It's a masculine noun (der Donnerstag) with plural Donnerstage. Commonly used with the time phrase "am Donnerstag" (an + dem). Genitive singular can be des Donnerstags. Declension follows regular weak patterns. It is capitalized and appears in calendars and schedules.
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Am Donnerstag begann die Ausstellung, als die Organisatoren die letzten Gemälde aufhängten.
On Thursday the exhibition began when the organizers hung the last paintings.
Am Donnerstag haben wir Unterricht.
We have class on Thursday.
Am Donnerstag gehe ich ins Kino.
On Thursday, I'm going to the cinema.
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Imagine thunderbolts on the calendar box for Thursday.
Think 'thunder' (Donner) + 'day' — thunder-day = Thursday.
der — 'der Donnerstag' (both 'der' and 'Donnerstag' are strong masculine-sounding).
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Like other weekdays, Donnerstag is used with the definite article when treated as a noun: 'am Donnerstag' = on Thursday.