Samstag

Saturday

noun ZAMS-tahk Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'sabbaton', the Sabbath

Usage Note

Samstag is the common word for Saturday in most of Germany, while northern and eastern regions often say Sonnabend. For 'on Saturday' use am Samstag, and samstags means 'on Saturdays' regularly. As a day it is masculine, like all German weekdays.

Examples

"Am Samstag gehen wir einkaufen."

Natural Translation

On Saturday we go shopping.

Literal Translation

On the Saturday go we shopping.

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