Samstag (Noun): Saturday | German Vocabulary

noun

Saturday

Samstag means 'Saturday' and is the common German term; the regional alternative is 'Sonnabend'. It is a masculine noun (der Samstag), plural Samstage. Use the preposition 'am' for days (am Samstag). Genitive singular is des Samstags; regular declension otherwise, commonly used in speech and writing.

Examples

Am Samstag gehe ich gerne einkaufen.

On Saturdays I like to go shopping.

Obwohl am Samstag viele Kunden erwartet wurden, blieb das Geschäft leer, weil ein großer Unfall die Straße blockiert hatte.

Although many customers had been expected on Saturday, the shop remained empty because a major accident had blocked the road.

Am Samstag habe ich frei.

I'm off on Saturday.

Details

PluralSamstage

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	der Samstag	die Samstage
genitive	des Samstags	der Samstage
dative	dem Samstag	den Samstagen
accusative	den Samstag	die Samstage

Mnemonics

👂Samstag sounds like 'Sam's tag' — think of Sam with a day off (Saturday).

⚧️Der Samstag — days of the week in German are masculine: der Montag, der Dienstag, der Samstag.

Notes

Commonly used; in some regions 'Sonnabend' is used instead.

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