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Temporal preposition 'am' (on, days)
Temporale Präposition 'am' (Tage)
'am' (on) is used with days and dates.
Structure
am + Tag / Datum
am + day / date
Details
- Part of Speech
- Preposition
- Word Type
- Temporal preposition
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
*Use 'am' to say on a day or date. am is the contraction of an dem*.
- days of the week: am Montag (on Monday), am Freitag (on Friday).
- parts of the day: am Morgen (in the morning), am Abend (in the evening).
- the weekend: am Wochenende (at the weekend).
- dates: am ersten Mai (on the first of May).
Examples:
- Ich arbeite am Samstag. - I work on Saturday.
- Am Sonntag schlafe ich lange. - On Sunday I sleep in.
- Wir kommen am dritten Juni. - We are coming on the third of June.
Common mistakes:
- Using in or an without the contraction: it is am Montag, not an Montag or in Montag.
- Important exception: in der Nacht (at night), not am.
About Temporal preposition 'am' (on, days)
'am' (on) is used with days and dates.
Use 'am' for days of the week and dates (am Montag, am Wochenende).
'am' steht bei Tagen und Daten.
Caution
'am' = an + dem; use it for days and dates: am Montag, am ersten Mai.