Abends sehen wir manchmal zusammen Fernsehen.

In the evenings we sometimes watch TV together.

Breakdown of Abends sehen wir manchmal zusammen Fernsehen.

• wir: we
• manchmal: sometimes
• zusammen: together
• abends: in the evening

Questions & Answers about Abends sehen wir manchmal zusammen Fernsehen.

What exactly does Abends mean here, and how is it different from am Abend?

Abends is an adverb meaning in the evenings / at night (in general, regularly).

• Abends expresses a habitual or repeated action:

  • Abends sehen wir manchmal zusammen Fernsehen.
    = In the evenings (as a general habit), we sometimes watch TV together.

• am Abend usually refers to a specific evening or a particular time frame:

  • Am Abend sehen wir zusammen Fernsehen.
    = This evening / on that evening we are going to watch TV together.

So:

• Abends → generally, on evenings (regular habit).
• am Abend → on a (this/that) particular evening, or more like “in the evening” as a time of one day.

Why does the sentence start with Abends and then have sehen second? Could I also start with Wir?