The idea
Feierabend names both the moment work ends and the free evening that follows. You have it: “Ich habe Feierabend” or “ab fünf Feierabend”; “Feierabend machen” means to stop working, and “Schönen Feierabend!” is a common goodbye between colleagues. Many workplaces treat messages after hours as non-urgent, but expectations depend on the employer and the job, so state your own availability instead of quoting a general rule.
Other ways to say it
“Ich bin ab 17 Uhr nicht mehr erreichbar.” – Neutral and clear; suits emails and chat status messages.
“Schönen Feierabend!” – The usual goodbye to colleagues at the end of the working day.
Examples
- Ich habe heute ab fünf Feierabend und bin danach privat verabredet.I finish work at five today and have personal plans afterwards.
- Soll ich die Rückfrage dann morgen stellen?Should I ask the follow-up question tomorrow, then?
- Ja, morgen früh kann ich sie in Ruhe prüfen.Yes, tomorrow morning I can look into it calmly.
- Bei uns endet der Arbeitstag heute etwas später.Our working day ends a little later today.
- Dann haben wir heute unterschiedliche Arbeitszeiten.Then we have different working hours today.
- Gut, ich richte meine Rückfrage nach deiner tatsächlichen Verfügbarkeit.Good; I will time my question according to your actual availability.
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Watch out
“Ich bin heute ab fünf Feierabend.” → “Ich habe heute ab fünf Feierabend.”: English “I am off work” tempts learners to use sein. In German, Feierabend is something you have, so the verb is haben.
Try it yourself
Translate into German: I finish work at five today and have personal plans afterwards.
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Ich habe heute ab fünf Feierabend und bin danach privat verabredet.
“Ab fünf” gives the starting time; “und bin danach privat verabredet” adds a reason without sharing private details.
Put the words in order: früh / ich / in / Ja / kann / morgen / prüfen / Ruhe / sie
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Ja, morgen früh kann ich sie in Ruhe prüfen.
“Morgen früh” opens the sentence for emphasis, so the finite verb “kann” stays in second position and the subject “ich” follows it.
Write this sentence in German: Good; I will time my question according to your actual availability.
Show answer or example answer
Gut, ich richte meine Rückfrage nach deiner tatsächlichen Verfügbarkeit.
“Etwas nach etwas richten” means to adjust something to something; nach takes the dative, so it is “nach deiner tatsächlichen Verfügbarkeit”.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: I finish work at five today and have personal plans afterwards.
Ich habe heute ab fünf Feierabend und bin danach privat verabredet.
Put the words in order: früh / ich / in / Ja / kann / morgen / prüfen / Ruhe / sie
Ja, morgen früh kann ich sie in Ruhe prüfen.
Write this sentence in German: Good; I will time my question according to your actual availability.
Gut, ich richte meine Rückfrage nach deiner tatsächlichen Verfügbarkeit.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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