noun
Monday
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Montag: the day Monday. Masculine noun (der Montag). Common plural Montage. In singular genitive often des Montags; standard plural is die Montage. Use as weekday, capitalized in German. Regular declension but note colloquial forms like am Montag (on Monday) require preposition 'an' plus dative.
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Am Montag begann die neue Ausstellung, obwohl das Wetter schlecht war.
On Monday the new exhibition began, although the weather was bad.
Am Montag beginnt die neue Woche.
The new week starts on Monday.
Der Montag ist der erste Tag der Woche.
Monday is the first day of the week.
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Picture the start of a weekly calendar labeled 'Montag'.
Montag — like English 'Monday'.
DER Montag — weekdays are masculine (masculine).
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Standard weekday; masculine noun.