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sonntags

on Sundays

adverb ZON-tahks Less Common
Time Days of the Week

Also means

every Sunday

Usage Note

sonntags is the adverb for habitual Sundays, written lowercase with adverbial -s, unlike the capitalised noun Sonntag. Use it for routines: sonntags schlafen wir lange. The same pattern gives montags, dienstags and so on.

Examples

"Sonntags backt meine Oma immer Kuchen."

Natural Translation

On Sundays my grandma always bakes cake.

Literal Translation

Sundays bakes my grandma always cake.

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