Definition
The part of the day after midday and before evening.
Translations
- English
- afternoon
- Français
- après-midi
- Türkçe
- öğleden sonra
- Polski
- popołudnie
- Русский
- вторая половина дня
- Українська
- друга половина дня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Nachmittag
- B1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
- Services & Everyday Tasks
afternoon
/deːɐ̯ ˈnaːxˌmɪtaːk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Nachmittage
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Nachmittag war ungewöhnlich warm.NominativSing.The afternoon was unusually warm.
- Wir genießen den Nachmittag im Park.AkkusativSing.We enjoy the afternoon in the park.
- Am Nachmittag liest sie ein Buch.DativSing.In the afternoon, she reads a book.
- Die Länge des Nachmittags überrascht mich.GenitivSing.The length of the afternoon surprises me.
- Die Nachmittage im Sommer sind lang.NominativPlur.The afternoons in summer are long.
- Viele Menschen verbringen die Nachmittage draußen.AkkusativPlur.Many people spend the afternoons outdoors.
- An den Nachmittagen treffen wir uns im Café.DativPlur.We meet at the café in the afternoons.
- Die Stimmung der Nachmittage ist oft entspannt.GenitivPlur.The mood in the afternoons is often relaxed.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Nachmittag/ˈnaːxˌmɪtaːk/
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Article phrase
der Nachmittag/deːɐ̯ ˈnaːxˌmɪtaːk/
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Plural
Nachmittage/ˈnaːxˌmɪtaːɡə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Nachmittag | die Nachmittage |
| Akkusativ | den Nachmittag | die Nachmittage |
| Dativ | dem Nachmittag | den Nachmittagen |
| Genitiv | des Nachmittags | der Nachmittage |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen ruhigen Nachmittag verbringen
- Prepositional constructionam Nachmittagan + Dativ
- Collocationden Nachmittag genießen
- Adjective combinationein freier Nachmittag
- CollocationNachmittag für Nachmittag
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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