Вечером я хочу просто расслабиться.

I

Breakdown of Вечером я хочу просто расслабиться.

• хотеть: to want
• вечером: in the evening
• просто: just

Questions & Answers about Вечером я хочу просто расслабиться.

Why is it вечером and not в вечер or на вечер?

In Russian, time expressions like утром (in the morning), днём (in the daytime), вечером (in the evening), ночью (at night) use a special case form (historically instrumental) without a preposition to mean “at that time of day.”

So:

• вечер = evening (basic dictionary form)
• вечером = (in) the evening / this evening (adverbial use)

You do not say в вечер in this meaning. Common options are:

• вечером – in the evening / this evening
• сегодня вечером – this evening (more explicit)
• по вечерам – in the evenings / in the evenings generally (habitually)

На вечер exists, but it means something different, like “for the evening” in scheduling, e.g. планы на вечер – plans for the evening.

Does вечером mean this evening or evenings in general?