Wochenende (Noun): weekend | German Vocabulary

noun

weekend

Wochenende (das) means 'weekend' — the period Saturday and Sunday. It’s a neuter noun with plural Wochenenden (die Wochenenden). Use like 'am Wochenende' (with preposition am = an + dem) to say 'on the weekend.' Declension follows weak patterns in compounds.

Examples

Am Wochenende habe ich frei.

I have time off at the weekend.

Am Wochenende besuche ich meine Freunde.

I'm visiting my friends at the weekend.

Als das Wochenende nahte, beschlossen die Kollegen, das Auto zu reparieren, bevor die Reise begann.

When the weekend approached, the colleagues decided to repair the car before the trip began.

Details

PluralWochenenden

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	das Wochenende	die Wochenenden
genitive	des Wochenendes	der Wochenenden
dative	dem Wochenende	den Wochenenden
accusative	das Wochenende	die Wochenenden

Mnemonics

👁️Picture Friday evening turning into a party to remember 'Wochenende'.

⚧️das Wochenende — neuter: imagine a neutral calendar square.

Notes

Compound of 'Woche' + 'Ende'. Plural: Wochenenden.

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