Meaning 1neutral · 89%
Saturday, especially in northern and eastern Germany.
Natural examples
Am Sonnabend besuchen wir unsere Freunde.
We're visiting our friends on Saturday.
Arbeitest du nächsten Sonnabend?
Are you working next Saturday?
Sonnabends ist der Markt bis Mittag geöffnet.
The market is open until noon on Saturdays.
Usage note
Sonnabend means Saturday and is especially common in northern and eastern Germany; elsewhere Samstag is more common.
Useful combinations
am Sonnabend — common combination with the meaning “Saturday”nächsten Sonnabend — common combination with the meaning “Saturday”
Common mistake
das Sonnabend
der Sonnabend
Use “der” in place of “das”; this corrects the form or sentence pattern used with Sonnabend.
Mini-lesson: Sonnabend: Saturday, especially in northern and eastern Germany
Notice the combination “am Sonnabend”. In a sentence: “We're visiting our friends on Saturday.” The central meaning is Saturday, especially in northern and eastern Germany.
Check your learning
Choose one answer.In the context “Am Sonnabend besuchen wir unsere Freunde.”, what does “Sonnabend” mean?