Adverb

nachmittags

in the afternoon, afternoons

Nachmittags trinke ich gerne Kaffee.

In the afternoon, I like to drink coffee.

Wir treffen uns immer nachmittags.

We always meet in the afternoons.

nachmittags + V ... to do sth. in the afternoon Nachmittags lese ich ein Buch.

am Nachmittag (in the afternoon)

From 'Nachmittag' (afternoon) with the adverbial suffix '-s', similar to English 'mornings', 'evenings'.

The '-s' ending turns the noun for a time of day into an adverb indicating a recurring action at that time.

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