Wochentag

weekday

noun VOKH-en-tahk Less Common

Also means

day of the week

Usage Note

Wochentag has two senses: any named day of the week, or a working day as opposed to the weekend. It is masculine: der Wochentag. Ask Welcher Wochentag ist heute? to mean "What day of the week is it?"

Examples

"An welchem Wochentag hast du Geburtstag?"

Natural Translation

On which day of the week is your birthday?

Literal Translation

On which week-day have you birthday?

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