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How to Say ‘Last Saturday’ in German

Letzten Samstag

LETS-ten ZAMS-tahk

[LETS-ten ZAMS-tahk]

💬 Usage Tip: No word for "on" is needed with time phrases like this. letzten Samstag alone means "last Saturday"; likewise nächsten Montag "next Monday".

Phrase Breakdown

Letzten

[LETS-ten]

last

Means the most recent one; form used here after 'letzten' in time phrases.

Example

Letzten Monat war ich in Rom.

Last month I was in Rome.

Samstag

[ZAMS-tahk]

Saturday

The sixth day of the week.

Example

Am Samstag gehen wir essen.

On Saturday we're going out to eat.

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