Abend
/ˈaːbənt/masculine
The German word for 'evening' is Abend.
Abend is a masculine noun used to describe the time of day between dusk and night.
Meaning: time of day between dusk and night (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, Abend changes to den Abend when it functions as the direct object (accusative case) in a sentence. To specify a time, you can use the prepositional phrase am Abend to mean 'in the evening'. If you want to say 'in the evenings' or 'every evening', you can use the adverbial form abends.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈaːbənt/
Did you know?
- The term Feierabend describes the specific moment when the workday ends, combining 'celebration' and 'evening'.
- The phrase Abendbrot literally means 'evening bread' and refers to the traditional German dinner of bread, cold cuts and cheese.
- The German word Abend is a close linguistic cousin to the English word 'even', as both evolved from the same ancient Proto-Germanic root.
Examples in context
- Was macht sie abends?What does she do in the evening?This sentence shows the use of the adverbial form abends.Tatoeba #2128027 by Vortarulo, translation #324672 by CH
- Der Abend war düster.The evening was gloomy.This sentence uses the noun Abend to describe the time of day.Tatoeba #2975009 by freddy1, translation #8819750 by sundown
- Am Abend kamen Gäste.Guests arrived in the evening.This sentence shows how to use the phrase am Abend to indicate when something happened.Tatoeba #5912562 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #10748515 by sundown
- Guten Abend! Wie geht es Ihnen?Good evening! How are you?
- Einen schönen Abend noch! Bis bald.Have a nice evening! See you soon.
- Guten Abend! Wie war dein Tag?Good evening! How was your day?
- Hallo! Was machst du heute Abend?Hello! What are you doing tonight?
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Example conversation
Julian and Sarah are talking about their plans for later.
- JulianHast du heute Abend Zeit?Do you have time this evening?
- SarahJa, mein Abend ist noch frei.Yes, my evening is still free.
- JulianWollen wir zusammen essen gehen?Do we want to go out to eat together?
- SarahDas ist eine tolle Idee!That is a great idea!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “evening” translations and entries Abend, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Abend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
