Usage Note
Sonntag literally means 'sun day' and is masculine like all weekday names. Use am Sonntag for 'on Sunday'; sonntags (lowercase, no article) means 'on Sundays' habitually. In Germany shops are closed on Sundays.
Examples
"Am Sonntag bleiben wir zu Hause."
Natural Translation
On Sunday we stay home.
Literal Translation
On-the Sunday stay we at home.
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