Werktag

/ˈvɛʁkˌtaːk/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Werktage

Meaning

  1. working day

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Arbeitstag

Arbeitstag is a day YOU personally work, whatever your schedule; Werktag is a general weekday or business day, Monday through Saturday, as opposed to Sonn- und Feiertag.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

jornada

jornada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "working day."

Practice

1 What does Werktag mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches Werktag?

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