Woche
/ˈvɔxə/feminine
The German word for week is Woche.
Woche refers to a period of seven days. Related terms include Wochenende for weekend, Wochentag for weekday and Wochenrückblick for weekly review.
Meaning: period of seven days (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Woche is a feminine noun. Its plural form is Wochen. When using the genitive case, such as to say "of the week", use der Woche. In the dative case, for example after certain prepositions to mean "in a week", use einer Woche.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈvɔxə/
Did you know?
- While Woche means a seven-day period, Germans often use the phrase unter der Woche to refer specifically to the working days from Monday to Friday.
- The English word 'week' and the German Woche are actually distant cousins, both descending from the same ancient Indo-European root meaning 'to bend' or 'to turn'.
- There is a common German expression eine Woche lang, which emphasizes that an action lasted for the entire duration of the Woche.
Examples in context
- Gib mir eine Woche.Give me a week.This example shows how to request a duration of one Woche.Tatoeba #9949043 by wolfgangth, translation #3151531 by CK
- Wie war deine Woche?How was your week?This example asks how someone's Woche was.Tatoeba #9949031 by wolfgangth, translation #2648525 by CK
- Er starb vorige Woche.He died last week.This example uses Woche to specify when an event occurred in the past.Tatoeba #2334835 by freddy1, translation #4506273 by Eldad
- Ich bin in der dritten Woche meines Urlaubs.I am in the third week of my vacation.
- Das Meeting findet in KW 42 statt.The meeting takes place in week 42.
- Wir treffen uns in zwei Wochen.We will meet in two weeks.
- Ich habe einen Termin am Montag nächster Woche.I have an appointment on Monday next week.
- Ich freue mich auf das kommende Wochenende.I'm looking forward to the upcoming weekend.
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Example conversation
Julian and Sarah are discussing their schedules at work.
- JulianHast du nächste Woche Zeit?Do you have time next week?
- SarahJa, diese Woche bin ich sehr beschäftigt.Yes, this week I am very busy.
- JulianDann treffen wir uns in einer Woche.Then we will meet in a week.
- SarahDas passt mir gut, Julian.That works well for me, Julian.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “week” translations and entries Woche, 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.
