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How to Say ‘But Saturday works.’ in German

Aber Samstag geht.

AH-ber ZAMS-tahk gayt

[AH-ber ZAMS-tahk gayt]

💬 Usage Tip: geht literally means "goes", but es geht or X geht is the everyday way to say something works. Swap in any time: Freitag geht auch.

Phrase Breakdown

Aber

[AH-ber]

but

Connects contrasting ideas.

Example

Ich will, aber ich kann nicht.

I want to, but I can't.

Samstag

[ZAMS-tahk]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

Am Samstag gehen wir essen.

On Saturday we're going out to eat.

geht

[gayt]

works / is possible

Form of 'gehen'; with 'es' it asks whether something is possible or convenient.

Example

Geht es am Samstag?

Does Saturday work?

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