Illustration of the A1 German word “am”, which translates to “on (days/times)”. A golden sun clock floating in the sky; a clock hand rests precisely on a glowing, oversized Monday morning written in clouds.
A golden sun clock floating in the sky; a clock hand rests precisely on a glowing, oversized Monday morning written in clouds.

am

A1 · preposition

on (days/times)

/am/

am in a sentence

Examples

Wir treffen uns am Dienstag.

We meet on Tuesday.

Am Wochenende schlafe ich lange.

On the weekend, I sleep late.

How to remember it

AM sounds like the English 'am'. 'I AM on holiday on Monday!'

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