German word

Nachmittag

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈnaːxˌmɪtaːk/

Meaning

  • masculine nounafternoon

Example

Wir treffen uns am Nachmittag im Café.

We are meeting in the café in the afternoon.

Illustration for Nachmittag (afternoon)

More examples

Sie macht jeden Nachmittag eine kurze Pause.

She takes a short break every afternoon.

Core concept

A clock moving from noon toward evening, with the day's later daylight still ahead.

Common phrases

  • jeden Nachmittag

    every afternoon

  • am frühen Nachmittag

    in the early afternoon

Similar words

Vormittag: The morning hours leading up to noon.
Mittag: The period centered on noon.
Abend: The time from evening until night.
Tag: The whole daily cycle from morning to night.

Definition in German

Teil des Tages zwischen dem Mittag und dem Abend.

Word origin

Nachmittag is a compound of nach, meaning 'after', and Mittag, meaning 'noon'.

Usage tips

  • Nachmittag is masculine, so the common phrase is am Nachmittag, with am combining an and the dative article dem.

Opposites

Related words

  • nachmittagsin the afternoonadverb
  • Nachmittagsschlafafternoon napnoun
  • Nachmittagsangebotafternoon special offernoun

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