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abends

in the evening

adverb AH-bents Less Common
Time Time of Day

Also means

every evening

Usage Note

abends denotes habitual evenings, formed from der Abend plus adverbial -s. It contrasts with morgens and nachts: abends lese ich gern. For a specific evening use am Abend instead of this recurring adverb.

Examples

"Abends ist die Straße fast leer."

Natural Translation

In the evening the street is almost empty.

Literal Translation

Evenings is the street almost empty.

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