Vocabulary
nachmittags
/ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːks/· adverb
in the afternoon(s), every afternoon
Nachmittags — between lunch and the evening: Kaffee und Kuchen, homework, an appointment at three. Like morgens and abends: small n, an -s at the end, and it means "usually, every afternoon".
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nachmittags
in the afternoon, every afternoon
Nachmittags trinke ich gern einen Kaffee.
In the afternoons I like to have a coffee.
Word family
nachmittagsder Nachmittagafternoonvormittagsin the morning (before noon)mittagsat midday, at lunchtime
Common combinations
- um drei Uhr nachmittagsat three in the afternoon
- nur nachmittagsonly in the afternoon
- nachmittags frei habento have the afternoon off
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
am Nachmittag
↔ Opposites
vormittags
Common learner mistakes
- Ich komme heute nachmittags.Ich komme heute Nachmittag.After heute, morgen or gestern use the noun: heute Nachmittag. nachmittags means every afternoon.
Real examples
- Nachmittags macht Leo seine Hausaufgaben.In the afternoons Leo does his homework.
- Die Praxis ist nachmittags geschlossen.The doctor's surgery is closed in the afternoons.
- Der Kurs beginnt um drei Uhr nachmittags.The course starts at three in the afternoon.
