wochentags

on weekdays

adverb VOKH-en-tahks Less Common

Usage Note

wochentags means on the working days from Monday to Friday, as opposed to am Wochenende. It is an adverb with the typical -s: wochentags öffnen wir um acht. Its near-synonym werktags additionally counts Saturday in many contexts.

Examples

"Wochentags ist der Bus oft überfüllt."

Natural Translation

On weekdays the bus is often packed.

Literal Translation

Weekdays is the bus often overfilled.

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