noun
weekday
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Wochentag (der; Plural: Wochentage) means weekday — a day of the week excluding weekend (Mon–Fri). Masculine noun; plural 'Wochentage'. Note genitive singular adds -s: des Wochentags. No special preposition. Common collocations: 'am Wochentag' (on a weekday) and named days: 'Montag, Dienstag...'.
Examples
Am Wochentag fahre ich zur Arbeit.
On a weekday I go to work.
Als an einem Wochentag der Zug ausfiel, mussten die Pendler länger warten, weil es keine Ersatzverbindung gab.
When a train broke down on a weekday, the commuters had to wait longer because there was no replacement service.
Der Montag ist ein Wochentag.
Monday is a weekday.
Details
Mnemonics
a calendar square labeled 'Mon', 'Tue' etc highlighted
sounds like 'woken-tag' → a tagged day you don't sleep in
der (masculine): imagine a strong 'der' stamp on each weekday
Notes
Refers to any day of the working week (weekday).