mittwochs

on Wednesdays

adverb MIT-vokhs Rare

Usage Note

mittwochs is the habitual adverb for Wednesdays. Mittwochs ist Markt = 'on Wednesdays there is a market'. The noun Mittwoch derives from Mitte der Woche (midpoint of the week).

Examples

"Mittwochs schließt das Büro eine Stunde früher."

Natural Translation

On Wednesdays the office closes an hour earlier.

Literal Translation

Wednesdays closes the office an hour earlier.

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