A.1.7. Days and Times - Sentences

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With "Wann …?" you ask about a point in time or a period of time. You can also ask about the length of time like this: "Von wann bis wann arbeitest du?"

In response to the question "Wie spät ist es?", you answer: "Es ist sieben." Formally, you say: "Es ist sieben Uhr." Instead of "Wie spät ist es?", you can also ask: "Wie viel Uhr ist es?" The answer does not change.

6:00 – 10:00 Uhr: Morgen
10:00 – 12:00 Uhr: Vormittag
12:00 – 14:00 Uhr: Mittag
14:00 – 18:00 Uhr: Nachmittag
18:00 – 22:00 Uhr: Abend
22:00 – 6:00 Uhr: Nacht

These adverbs of frequency are usually placed directly after the conjugated verb.

The adverbs of time zuerst, dann and danach often come at the beginning of the sentence, before the conjugated verb. Instead of "dann", you can also say "danach" or vice versa. There is no difference in meaning.

When am (a+dem) is used to express time, it is often placed in first position in the sentence or immediately after the subject and the conjugated verb. Am Freitag sieht Emma fern. Emma sieht am Freitag fern. Manchmal sieht Emma am Freitag fern.

meist Kurzform von: meistens most of the time; usually