Breakdown of Die Trainings beginnen jeweils um halb sieben.
um
at
beginnen
to start
das Training
the training
jeweils
each time
Questions & Answers about Die Trainings beginnen jeweils um halb sieben.
What does the word in bold — jeweils — mean here?
It means each time / in each case. It signals that every occurrence of the event (each training session on the schedule) starts at that time. It does not mean “respectively” in the sense of pairing two lists.
Example: Montag und Mittwoch jeweils um halb sieben = on Monday and Wednesday, each time at 6:30.
Does halb sieben mean 6:30 or 7:30?
It means 6:30. In German, halb sieben literally means “halfway to seven” (i.e., half an hour before seven), not “half past seven.” A handy memory trick: think “half to seven,” not “half past.”
Do I need to include Uhr? Is um halb sieben Uhr correct?
You can include Uhr, but with “halb” it’s more idiomatic to say just um halb sieben. If you want to be extra clear or formal, you can use numbers: um 6:30 or um sechs Uhr dreißig.
Why is it Die Trainings (plural with -s)? Isn’t “training” uncountable?
German often uses an English-style plural -s for loanwords. Das Training (singular) can be a mass noun (“training in general”), but when talking about individual sessions, German commonly counts them: die Trainings = “the training sessions.” You might also hear die Trainingseinheiten (training units/sessions).