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Am Montag, jeden Donnerstag

Days, parts of the day and whose plan it is

On a day, or every week

The weekdays are nouns with capitals: , , , , , , . Use for on a day: . Use for a regular day: . The plural also means every Monday. You can use this pattern to describe routines.

Days and times of dayTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it
Meaning	Phrase
on Monday
every Thursday
at the weekend
in the morning
at midday
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night

Keep the verb second after a time phrase

A whole time phrase can be position one: . The conjugated verb comes second, then the subject. The time phrase does not need an extra verb and does not change the verb’s ending.

Our plan and your group’s plan

The ownership word for we is : , . For informal plural you, , the ownership word is . When an ending is added, the middle e normally drops: , . Polite still uses . These words follow the same noun-ending pattern as .

The group owns itTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it
Noun	Our	Your group’s
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural

Am Montag arbeiten wir.We work on Monday.
Am Abend spielt Jonas Trompete.Jonas plays the trumpet in the evening.
Ich sehe euren Plan.I see your group’s plan.

Practice 1/5 · Finding words

Notice the useful forms

Tap the complete time phrases and ownership words.

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We work on Monday.
.
There is a meeting every Thursday.
. .
Our plan is here. Your group’s list is there.
. .
Jonas plays at night. We eat at midday.

Practice 2/5 · The right form

Choose the time phrase

Choose the right word for the gap.

Wir arbeiten Montag.
We work on Monday.
Die Besprechung ist Donnerstag.
The meeting is every Thursday.
Wir essen halb eins.
We eat at half past twelve.
Jonas spielt .
Jonas plays at night.
Abend schlafen die Kinder.
The children sleep in the evening.
Am Donnerstag wir eine Besprechung.
We have a meeting on Thursday.

One person’s or the group’s?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Wir zeigen Plan.
We show our plan.
Das ist Liste.
That is your group’s list.
Wo ist Plan?
Where is our plan?
Ich sehe Plan.
I see your group’s plan.

Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps

Complete the conversation

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Die Besprechung ist Donnerstag zehn.
The meeting is on Thursday at ten.
Morgen trinke ich Kaffee. schläft Mikesch.
I drink coffee in the morning. Mikesch sleeps at night.
Wir zeigen Plan. Ihr zeigt Liste.
We show our plan. You show your group’s list.
Am Montag wir. Am Abend Jonas.
We work on Monday. Jonas plays in the evening.