noun
Friday
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Freitag: means 'Friday', the weekday. Masculine noun: der Freitag. Plural Freitage. Used with the preposition 'am' for days ('am Freitag' = on Friday). Abbreviation 'Fr.' common. Weekdays are capitalized in German. Typical phrases: 'am Freitagabend', 'letzten Freitag'. Declension example: genitive des Freitags.
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Am Freitag habe ich frei.
I'm off on Friday.
Am Freitag gehe ich ins Kino.
On Friday I'm going to the cinema.
Am Freitag sagte der Lehrer den Ausflug ab, weil das Wetter sehr schlecht war.
On Friday the teacher canceled the trip because the weather was very bad.
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picture a calendar with 'Freitag' circled for the end of the workweek
sounds like English 'Friday' — very similar
der = think 'der Tag' (day) — days are masculine 'der Freitag'
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Weekday noun; days of the week are masculine in German.