Noun
der Werktag
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛrkˌtaːk/
working day (day of a week on which work is commonly done; usually any day other than Sundays and public holidays)
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plural Werktage
Meanings
Noun
- working day (day of a week on which work is commonly done; usually any day other than Sundays and public holidays)
Example sentence
Die Lieferung kommt am nächsten Werktag an.
The delivery will arrive on the next working day.
Word forms
singular
der Werktag
plural
die Werktage
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Werktag
Accusativeden Werktag
Dativedem Werktag
Genitivedes Werktags
Plural
Nominativedie Werktage
Accusativedie Werktage
Dativeden Werktagen
Genitiveder Werktage
Usage
- an Werktagen — on working days; dative plural after an
- Werktag / Arbeitstag — a working day in a calendar or schedule / a day someone actually works; meaning depends on context
An Werktagen war der Lesesaal bis zum Abend geöffnet.
On working days, the reading room was open until the evening.