nächste Woche
The German phrase for "next week" is nächste Woche.
nächste Woche is an adverbial phrase used to refer to the week following the current one.
Meaning: week after this one (adv)
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase nächste Woche is used in the accusative case to express a specific point in time.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers sometimes mistakenly say in der nächsten Woche when they mean "next week". In German, this time expression is typically used without a preposition.
Did you know?
- The word for week, Woche, shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'week' through the Proto-Indo-European root *weyg-, which means 'to bend' or 'to turn'.
- While nächste Woche means 'next week', adding the word über to create übernächste Woche is the standard way to say 'the week after next'.
- In a professional German context, using nächste Woche without a specific date can sometimes lead to ambiguity between 'this coming week' and 'the one after'.
Examples in context
- Kommst du nächste Woche?Are you coming next week?This sentence shows how to ask if someone is coming nächste Woche.Tatoeba #8768038 by Waldelfe, translation #4134539 by CK
- Komm nächste Woche vorbei!Drop by next week.This sentence is an invitation to drop by nächste Woche.Tatoeba #13642456 by Waldelfe, translation #7733865 by CK
- Ich mache es nächste Woche.I'll do it next week.This sentence expresses an intention to do something nächste Woche.Tatoeba #9671075 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #9670931 by CK
- In unserem nächsten Meeting, das in der kommenden Woche stattfindet, werden wir den Jahresbericht vorstellen.In our next meeting, which will take place next week, we will present the annual report.
- Ich freue mich auf das Wochenende und die nächste Woche! Wir sollten mal wieder etwas zusammen unternehmen.I'm looking forward to the weekend and next week! We should do something together again.
- Was möchtest du nächste Woche machen?What do you want to do next week?
- Hast du Zeit, um nächste Woche Mittagessen zu gehen?Do you have time to have lunch next week?
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Example conversation
Felix and Julia are discussing their schedule at a cafe.
- FelixHast du nächste Woche Zeit?Do you have time next week?
- JuliaJa, ich habe nächste Woche frei.Yes, I am free next week.
- FelixWollen wir uns dann treffen?Shall we meet then?
- JuliaGerne, das machen wir!I'd love to, let's do that!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “next week” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Woche, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
