German Phrase
Manchmal gehe ich abends spazieren.
Meaning
The sentence means “Sometimes I go for a walk in the evenings.” It describes an occasional habit, emphasizing that the walk happens after the day’s work or activities.
When to use
Use this phrase when you talk about personal routines or leisure activities that you do only now and then, especially when the time of day (evening) is relevant.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Manchmalgeheichabendsspazieren
Manchmal (adverb of frequency)
Placed at the beginning of the sentence or directly before the verb to indicate 'sometimes'.
gehe (verb gehen, 1st person singular)
Present tense of 'gehen' used here as a helping verb in the separable verb phrase 'spazieren gehen'.
ich (personal pronoun)
Subject pronoun, follows the verb in main‑clause word order when an adverb is fronted.
abends (adverb of time)
Specifies the time of day; typically placed after the subject or after the verb.
spazieren (infinitive)
The main verb meaning 'to walk'; together with 'gehe' it forms the idiomatic phrase 'spazieren gehen'.
🗨In Conversation
Was machst du gern nach der Arbeit?
What do you like to do after work?
Manchmal gehe ich abends spazieren.
Sometimes I go for a walk in the evenings.
✕Common Mistakes
Manchmal ich gehe abends spazieren.
The verb must come directly after the fronted adverb; the subject follows the verb.
Manchmal gehe ich abends gehen spazieren.
Do not duplicate the verb 'gehen'; the infinitive 'spazieren' already completes the phrase.
Manchmal gehe ich abends spazieren gehen.
In the main clause the infinitive stays at the end; adding 'gehen' again is redundant.
↔Alternatives
Ich gehe abends spazieren.
I go for a walk in the evenings.
Ab und zu mache ich abends einen Spaziergang.
Now and then I take an evening walk.
Manchmal mache ich abends einen Spaziergang.
Sometimes I take an evening walk.
Cultural Tip
Evening walks (Abendspaziergang) are a common way to unwind in German‑speaking countries, often after dinner. Saying 'spazieren gehen' is the idiomatic way to express the activity; simply using 'spazieren' alone sounds incomplete. In Austria and parts of southern Germany you’ll also hear 'einen Spaziergang machen' used interchangeably.