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Am Nachmittag macht Kalle ein Picknick. In the afternoon, Kalle has a picnic.

noun · A1

der Nachmittag

[ˈnaːxmɪˌtaːk]

afternoon

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Other Examples

  • Wir treffen uns am Nachmittag im Café.

    We meet at the café in the afternoon.

  • Was machst du heute Nachmittag?

    What are you doing this afternoon?

  • Lotte lernt jeden Nachmittag in der Bibliothek.

    Lotte studies in the library every afternoon.

Grammar

Plural
die Nachmittage In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Nachmittag die Nachmittage
Accusative wen? was? den Nachmittag die Nachmittage
Lotte lernt jeden Nachmittag in der Bibliothek. Lotte studies in the library every afternoon.
Dative wem? dem Nachmittag den Nachmittagen
Wir treffen uns am Nachmittag im Café. We meet at the café in the afternoon.
Genitive wessen? des Nachmittags der Nachmittage

How the Word Is Built

Nach prefix mittag root

nach-
after, again: nachfragen (to ask again). Separable: Ich frage nach.

Word family

In Otti's situations: The friends plan the weekend

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