Abends lesen wir zusammen in unserer Wohnung.

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Breakdown of Abends lesen wir zusammen in unserer Wohnung.

• wir: we
• lesen: to read
• zusammen: together

Questions & Answers about Abends lesen wir zusammen in unserer Wohnung.

Why is Abends capitalized, and what does the -s at the end mean?

Abend is a noun in German (meaning “evening”), and German capitalizes all nouns.

When you add -s to certain time-of-day nouns, they become adverbs meaning “in the … / on …s”:

• morgens – in the mornings
• mittags – at midday / at lunchtimes
• abends – in the evenings
• nachts – at night(s)

So Abends literally comes from der Abend, but with -s it’s used as a time adverb: “in the evenings”. It stays capitalized because it’s historically a noun, and many style guides keep that capitalization.

What’s the difference between Abends and am Abend? Can I use both?

Both are correct, but they’re used a bit differently:

• Abends = “in the evenings” (habitual, repeated action)

  • Abends lesen wir … = We usually read in the evenings.

• am Abend = “in the evening” (more like one specific evening, or a more concrete time frame)

  • Am Abend lesen wir … can be used for a specific evening, or more generally, but it often feels less clearly habitual than abends.

For describing a regular habit (like in your sentence), Abends is the most natural choice. For talking about a particular evening, am Abend is more typical.